AP®︎ Chemistry Unit 6: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 6 of AP Chemistry – Thermochemistry.
Unit 6: Thermochemistry
How energy flows during chemical reactions, measured through enthalpy changes and Hess's law.
Begin with Topic 6.1: Endothermic and Exothermi...To review Unit 6, go through each of the 9 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 6 test, pulled directly from the AP® Chemistry curriculum.
Endothermic and Exothermic Processes
Endothermic and Exothermic Processes
- Energy in Chemical and Physical Changes
- Enthalpy and Energy Changes
- Endothermic and Exothermic Processes
Energy Diagrams
Energy Diagrams
- What an Energy Diagram Shows
- Key Parts of an Energy Diagram
- Exothermic vs Endothermic Reactions
Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium
Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium
- Temperature as Average Kinetic Energy
- What Heat Transfer Is at the Particle Level
- What Determines Energy Transfer in Collisions
Heat Capacity and Calorimetry
Heat Capacity and Calorimetry
- Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation
- The Heat Transfer Equation
- Types of Calorimeters
Energy of Phase Changes
Energy of Phase Changes
- What Happens During a Phase Change
- Molar Enthalpy of Phase Changes
- Heating and Cooling Curves
Introduction to Enthalpy of Reaction
Introduction to Enthalpy of Reaction
- What the Enthalpy of Reaction Is
- Where ΔH Comes From at the Particle Level
- Molar Enthalpy of Reaction
Bond Enthalpies
Bond Enthalpies
- Bond Energy and Potential Energy
- Bond Dissociation Energy and What Affects It
- Calculating ΔH Using Bond Energies
Enthalpy of Formation
Enthalpy of Formation
- What Standard Enthalpy of Formation Is
- How to Calculate ΔH°rxn from ΔHf° Values
- How to Set Up the Calculation Correctly
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