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CHE 105/110 Introduction to Chemistry - Exercises and Answers

Enthalpy and Chemical Reactions

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QUESTION ANSWER

1.

Under what circumstances are q and ΔH the same?

1.

under conditions of constant pressure

3.

Hydrogen gas and chlorine gas react to make hydrogen chloride gas with an accompanying enthalpy change of −184 kJ. Write a properly balanced thermochemical equation for this process.

3.

H2(g) + Cl2(g) → 2HCl(g) ΔH = −184 kJ

5.

Nitrogen gas reacts with oxygen gas to make NO(g) while absorbing 180 kJ. Write a properly balanced thermochemical equation for this process.

5.

N2(g) + O2(g) → 2NO(g) ΔH = 180 kJ

7.

Hydrogen gas and chlorine gas react to make hydrogen chloride gas with an accompanying enthalpy change of −184 kJ. Is this process endothermic or exothermic?

7.

exothermic

9.

Nitrogen gas reacts with oxygen gas to make NO(g) while absorbing 180 kJ. Is this process exothermic or endothermic?

9.

endothermic

11.

Draw an energy level diagram for the chemical reaction in Exercise 8. (See Figure 2.3 "Reaction Energy" for an example.)

11.

Diagram for an exothermic reaction, the energy of the system decreases, that is., moves lower on the vertical scale of energy. The amount of energy released as heat is 2220kJ.

 

13.

In a 250 mL solution, 0.25 mol of KOH(aq) and 0.25 mol of HNO3(aq) are combined. The temperature of the solution increases from 22.5°C to 35.9°C. Assume the solution has the same density and heat capacity of water. What is the heat of the reaction, and what is the ΔH of the reaction on a molar basis?

13.

heat of reaction = −14.0 kJ; ΔH = −56.0 kJ/mol of reactants

15.

To warm 400.0 g of H2O, 0.050 mol of ethanol (C2H5OH) is burned. The water warms from 24.6°C to 65.6°C. What is the heat of the reaction, and what is the ΔH of the reaction on a molar basis?

15.

heat of reaction = −68.6 kJ; ΔH = −1,370 kJ/mole of ethanol

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