The accompanying photo shows a pipevine swallowtail caterpillar climbing up a twig. (a) As the caterpillar climbs, its potential energy is increasing. What source of energy has been used to effect this change in potential energy?

a. Does the accompanying energy diagram represent an increase or decrease in the internal energy of the system?

The contents of the closed box in each of the following illustrations represent a system, and the arrows show the changes to the system during some process. The lengths of the arrows represent the relative magnitudes of q and w. (a) Which of these processes is endothermic?

The diagram shows four states of a system, each with different internal energy, E. (a) Which of the states of the system has the greatest internal energy?

The diagram shows four states of a system, each with different internal energy, E. (c) Write an expression for the difference in energy between State C and State D.

Imagine a container placed in a tub of water, as depicted in the accompanying diagram. (a) If the contents of the container are the system and heat is able to flow through the container walls, what qualitative changes will occur in the temperatures of the system and in its surroundings? From the system's perspective, is the process exothermic or endothermic?

In the accompanying cylinder diagram, a chemical process occurs at constant temperature and pressure. (a) Is the sign of w indicated by this change positive or negative?

Consider the two diagrams that follow. (d) Would similar relationships hold for the work involved in each process?

(b) Why does increasing the temperature cause a solid substance to change in succession from a solid to a liquid to a gas?

(a) What is the electrostatic potential energy (in joules) between two electrons that are separated by 62 pm?

(b) What is the change in potential energy if the distance separating the two electrons is increased to 1.0 nm?

(c) Does the potential energy of the two particles increase or decrease when the distance is increased to 1.0 nm?

(a) The electrostatic force (not energy) of attraction between two oppositely charged objects is given by the equation F = k (Q₁Q₂/d²) where k = 8.99⨉10⁹N-m²/C², Q₁ and Q₂ are the charges of the two objects in Coulombs, and d is the distance separating the two objects in meters. What is the electrostatic force of attraction (in Newtons) between an electron and a proton that are separated by 1⨉10² pm?

A sodium ion, Na+, with a charge of 1.6⨉10^-19 C and a chloride ion, Cl - , with charge of -1.6⨉10^-19 C, are separated by a distance of 0.50 nm. How much work would be required to increase the separation of the two ions to an infinite distance?

A magnesium ion, Mg²⁺, with a charge of 3.2⨉10^-19 C and an oxide ion, O2-, with a charge of -3.2⨉10^-19 C, are separated by a distance of 0.35 nm. How much work would be required to increase the separation of the two ions to an infinite distance?

Predict the chemical formula of the ionic compound formed between the following pairs of elements: (a) Al and F

(a) According to the first law of thermodynamics, what quantity is conserved?

(c) By what means can the internal energy of a closed system increase?

Calculate ΔE and determine whether the process is endothermic or exothermic for the following cases: (a) q = 0.763 kJ and w = -840 J.

For the following processes, calculate the change in internal energy of the system and determine whether the process is endothermic or exothermic: (a) A balloon is cooled by removing 0.655 kJ of heat. It shrinks on cooling, and the atmosphere does 382 J of work on the balloon. (b) A 100.0-g bar of gold is heated from 25 °C to 50 °C during which it absorbs 322 J of heat. Assume the volume of the gold bar remains constant.

A gas is confined to a cylinder fitted with a piston and an electrical heater, as shown here:

Suppose that current is supplied to the heater so that 100 J of energy is added. Consider two different situations. In case (1) the piston is allowed to move as the energy is added. In case (2) the piston is fixed so that it cannot move. (a) In which case does the gas have the higher temperature after addition of the electrical energy?

A gas is confined to a cylinder fitted with a piston and an electrical heater, as shown here:

Suppose that current is supplied to the heater so that 100 J of energy is added. Consider two different situations. In case (1) the piston is allowed to move as the energy is added. In case (2) the piston is fixed so that it cannot move. (b) Identify the sign (positive, negative, or zero) of q and w in each case?

Consider a system consisting of two oppositely charged spheres hanging by strings and separated by a distance r1, as shown in the accompanying illustration. Suppose they are separated to a larger distance r2, by moving them apart. (a) What change, if any, has occurred in the potential energy of the system?

Imagine that you are climbing a mountain. Which of the following are state functions? a. The distance you walk during your climb to the top

Imagine that you are climbing a mountain. Which of the following are state functions? b. The change in elevation during the climb