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Why is Q not part of the system anymore? Isn't the Q carried by the 2H₂O molecules (or the solution/matrix/whatever)? Doesn't it just represent that the energy
by fluidcruft 12y ago
Why is Q not part of the system anymore? Isn't the Q carried by the 2H₂O molecules (or the solution/matrix/whatever)? Doesn't it just represent that the energy is of a different form?
- dragonwriter 12y agoIts part of the system, but its not mass anymore but another form of energy. Mass is lost, energy is conserved.
- fluidcruft 12y agoHow does bond energy represent mass but kinetic energy does not represent mass? I realize Q is a different symbol in the formula, but that's just notation. The bond energies are implicit in the formula, but that doesn't mean they aren't there.