IB Chemistry Topic 4 & 14 Videos
Thermal Energy & Reaction Types
This video introduces the concept of enthalpy by exploring thermal energy, heat, and temperature. It explains how heat transfer affects enthalpy and distinguishes between exothermic and endothermic reactions.
Enthalpy Change & Calorimetry
This video explains how to calculate enthalpy change using specific heat capacity and calorimetry. It introduces experimental methods and explores sources of error in practical enthalpy measurements.
Hess’s Law
This video introduces Hess’s Law and shows how to calculate enthalpy changes using known reactions. It breaks down the process of flipping, scaling, and summing equations to determine unknown enthalpy values.
Bond Enthalpy
This video explores how to use average bond enthalpies to estimate enthalpy changes in chemical reactions, highlighting their limitations and comparing theoretical to experimental results.
Types of Enthalpy Change
This video explores various types of enthalpy changes, including formation, combustion, atomization, hydration, and ionization. It sets the foundation for more complex energy cycles.
Born-Haber Cycle & Factors of Enthalpy
This video explains how to construct and use a Born-Haber cycle to determine lattice enthalpy. It also covers key factors affecting enthalpy, such as ionic charge and radius.
Combustion, Fossil Fuels & Biofuels
This video covers complete and incomplete combustion, comparing fossil fuels and biofuels based on their environmental impact, energy content, and sustainability.
Fuel Cells, H2 Cells & Methanol Cells
This video introduces fuel cells as an alternative to combustion, explaining the structure and reactions of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells, and comparing their efficiency and environmental effects.
Spontaneity & Entropy
This video introduces entropy as a measure of energy distribution and explores how it contributes to the spontaneity of chemical reactions.
Gibbs Free Energy
This video presents Gibbs free energy as a predictor of reaction spontaneity. It covers the key formula involving enthalpy, entropy, and temperature, and explains how to apply it in various scenarios.