Chemistry! Hooray!

Chemistry! Hooray!

Wednesday 25 May 2016

Chapter 10 Notes


Here are some notes for section 10.2 and 10.3

Temperature – The average speed of the particles in a substance (we use a thermometer to take the temperature)

Heat – Is the thermal energy transferred from an area of higher temperature to lower temperature

Thermal Energy – This is the total energy of moving particles in a solid, liquid, or gas (requires measurement of mass and speed of particles)

Conduction
·        The transfer of heat through a solid or between a solid and another solid, a liquid, or a gas that is in contact with it
·        Conduction can also occur from liquid to solid and gas to solid.
·        Conduction always occurs from a warmer region to a cooler region.
·        Conduction occurs when warmer particles bump into cooler particles making them vibrate faster.
·        Metals are better heat conductors than non-metals because free electrons carry heat quickly through the material.

Convection
·        Convection - The transfer of thermal energy by moving particles in fluids
·        As the particles of fluids (gases and liquids) are heated, they move faster and expand; this expansion makes the fluids less dense so they rise
·        When warmer fluids rise, cooler fluids move downwards; this creates a “convection current”
·        The convection current continues in a pot of soup because the warmer soup particles in a pot cool when they make contact with the air and then sink. These particles are heated again once they meet the bottom of the pot.
·        Convection currents help heat your home through your furnace heating system.

Radiation
·        Radiant energy is the transfer of energy by invisible waves given off by the energy source
·        These invisible waves are called infrared waves (a type of electromagnetic wave from the sun)
·        Infrared waves are given off by all heat sources, including you
·        Heat is radiant energy from the sun that reaches your skin
·        Radiant energy warms up objects when the waves of radiant energy come into contact with matter making the particles vibrate faster

                                                                                                    

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