Overall heat energy change

Definition

The net result of the energy required to break bonds in the reactants and the energy released when bonds form in the products.

Used by Edexcel

Specification 7.13 · Paper 2

Imagine keeping two totals: the energy required to break all the relevant reactant bonds and the energy released when all the relevant product bonds form. Their balance determines the overall heat energy change.
Revise: Overall Energy Change

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GCSE Chemistry · key term

The net result of the energy required to break bonds in the reactants and the energy released when bonds form in the products.

Used by Edexcel

Specification 7.13 · Paper 2

Imagine keeping two totals: the energy required to break all the relevant reactant bonds and the energy released when all the relevant product bonds form. Their balance determines the overall heat energy change.
Revise: Overall Energy Change

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