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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will build an understanding of energy changes in chemistry.

Objective 4.02

Analyze the law of conservation of energy, energy transformation, and various forms of energy involved in chemical and physical processes.

  • Differentiate between heat and temperature.
  • Analyze heating and cooling curves.
  • Calorimetry, heat of fusion and heat of vaporization calculations.
  • Endothermic and exothermic processes including interpretation of potential energy.
  • Diagrams (energy vs reaction pathway), enthalpy and activation energy.

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