Question 2: You have two gasses at room temperature. The mass of each of the two gasses is the same. One is made out of He (Helium-4, with mass number of A = 4) and the other is made out of 132 Xe (Xenon-132 with mass number of A=132). Which statement is correct? a) Both gasses have same amount of internal energy. b) There is more internal energy in the Helium-4 gas. c) There is more internal energy in the Xenon-132 gas. d) Too little information to tell.
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
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