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The driving forces behind chemical change

Lectures, notes, handouts, tutorials
My lecture presentations
A digest of definitions and topics related to thermochemistry and thermodynamics (36)
The nature of energy (11)
Basic energy concepts (incudes problems with answers) (38)
Chemical Thermodynamics (2)
Chemical thermodynamics and energy calculations (28)
Calorimetry (includes problems with answers) (38)
Calorimetry (11)
Enthalpy (42)
Hess' Law (11)
Enthalpies of formation (11)
Thermochemistry (3)
Energy and Chemical Change (16)
Chemical energy (includes practice and answers) (38)
Bond length and energy (38)
Enthalpy and enthalpies of formation (15)
Heat of reaction (38)
Hess's Law (includes problems and answers) (38)
Entropy is simple--if you avoid the briar patches! (22)
Shakespeare and Thermodynamics: Dam the Second Law! (22)
The Second Law [check this one out; you'll never view entropy the same way again] (22)
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics (22)
Entropy (42)
Chemical Thermodynamics and spontaneity (4)
Entropy and Gibbs' Energy (7)

Practice problems, tests, quizzes
My practice problems w/answers
My Sample Test (w/answers)
Thermochemistry self-grading test bank (includes Hess' Law, bond enthalpies, etc.) (33)
Work and Entropy self-grading test bank (33)
Two thermodynamics problems (w/answers) (26)
Problem set on Thermodynamics (9)
Thermochemical equations worksheet (42)
Entropy worksheet (42)
Free energy worksheet (42)
Review on phases of matter and thermochemistry (w/answers) (37)
Multiple choice quiz #1 on thermodynamics (some kinetics as well) (w/answers) (23)
Multiple choice quiz #2 on thermodynamics (some kinetics as well) (w/answers) (23)

Experiments, demos
Heat effects and calorimetry (7)
Determining the Heat of Reaction (35)
Heat of reaction of a solid (42)
Hess's Law (42)
Applying Hess's Law (42)
Spontaneity of reactions (7)
Calorimetry and the measurement of quantities of heat (20)
The Specific Heat of a Metal (5)
Heat of Neutralization (5)
Great Chemistry! Energy in chemical reactions (40)
Heating it up! Which fuel source has more energy? (40)
Interactive Calorimetry web-experiments (39)
Interactive Heat and Work web-experiments (39)
Enthalpy of combustion of vegetable oil (31)
Enthalpy change of a chemical reaction (31)
Demonstration of "the acid in water puzzle" (17)
Demonstration of exothermic and endothermic reactions (17)
Demonstration of heats of solution (17)
Demonstration of the specific heats of four different metals (17)
Demonstration of Luminol (17)

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(2) Chemistry Department, Purdue University
(3) James H. Burness, Penn State, York Campus
(4) R.H. Logan, North Lake College
(5) Northern Virginia College, Alexandria Campus
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(7) Gwen Sibert, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, Virginia
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(9) Scott Van Bramer, Widener University
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(11) Michael Blaber, Florida State University
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(15) Chris Parr, University of Texas at Dallas
(16) General Chemistry Online, F.A. Senese, Frostburg State University
(17) Indiana University at Bloomington
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(20) Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
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(22) Frank Lambert, Occidental College, Los Angeles
(23) Scott Northrup, Tennessee Technological University
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(26) University of Massachusetts
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(28) Liina Ladon, Towson University
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(31) Mike Perona, California State U. at Stanislaus
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(33) R.J. Tatz, Ohio State University
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(35) Michelle Dumas, Utah State Office of Education
(36) Ken Drews, Friends School of Baltimore
(37) Ms. Beaton
(38) University of Waterloo
(39) Don Mencer, Pennsylvania State University
(40) MAST, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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(42) Tom Stretton, Thousand Islands Secondary School









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