Chapter 2 The First Law of Thermodynamics.ppt

Physical Chemistry Cheng Xuan Exothermic and Endothermic Homework (2.1-2.6) The internal energy Transnational energy, Utr Rotational energy, Urot Vibrational energy, Uvib Electronic energy, Uel Energy due to intermolecular forces, Uintemol Rest-mass energy of the electrons nuclei, Urest Homework (2.7-2.11) Announcement Chapter 2 Physical Chemistry Joule experiment q = 0 (the system is surrounded by adiabatic walls) A B Adiabatic wall Fig. 2.6 valve thermometer w = 0 (gas expansion into a vacuum) ?U = q + w = 0 + 0 = 0 (a constant-energy process) The experiment measures ?T with ?V at constant