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calorie: amount of energy (heat) required to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius
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Chemical Energy: the energy store within the bonds of chemical substances
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Electrical Energy: potential energy associated with the forces between charged particles
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Endothermic Process: any process in which energy has to be supplied to the system from the surroundings
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Energy: the ability to do work or produce heat
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Exothermic Process: any process that gives off energy and transfers energy from the system to the surroundings
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Heat: energy that is transferred from one object to another because of a temperature difference between them
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Kinetic Energy: energy due to the motion of an object
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Molar Heat of Condensation: the amount of heat released when one mole of vapor condenses
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Molar Heat of Fusion: the heat absorbed by one mole of a substance in melting from solid to a liquid
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Molar heat of Solidification: the heat lost when 1 mole of liquid solidifies
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Molar Heat of Vaporization: the amount of heat necessary to vaporize one mole of a liquid
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Nuclear Energy: the energy stored within the collection of neutrons and protons in the atom
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Potential Energy: the energy available by virtue of an object's position or composition
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Radiant (light) Energy: comes from the sun and is earth's primary energy source
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Surroundings: everything else in the universe not being studied
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System: part of the universe being studied (usually reactants and products of a reaction)
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Temperature: the measure of thermal energy
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Thermal Energy: the energy associated with the random motion of atoms and molecules
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Thermochemistry: the study of heat change in chemical reactions