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Caleb/Kalena U9 (Energy Basics - (Potential vs. Kinetic Energy…
Caleb/Kalena U9
Energy Basics -
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Units of energy: Joules, Calories, and calories
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Specific Heat - the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount
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Law of conservation of energy - the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time.
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Calorimetry is the science or act of measuring changes in state variables of a body for the purpose of deriving the heat transfer associated with changes of its state.
Reactions that release heat are called exothermic. Reactions that absorb heat are called endothermic.
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Calorimeter- a device used for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process.
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Thermochemistry - the study of heat energy and how if affects the physical transformations and chemical reactions