Two metal blocks of equal mass are placed next to each other in an insulated chamber. One block is copper (Cu, c = 0.39 J/g°C), with an initial temperature of 10. °C. The other is lead (Pb, c = 0.13 J/g°C), initially at 50. °C. Which graph below, A-C, best represents how the temperatures of the blocks would change over time? 12 50 40 30 20 10 A B A time 50 40 30 20 10 No way to predict without more information B time 50 40 30 20 10 C time
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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