Chemistry 1050 Week 2 Practice Problems
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Powered by AIThe total energy released in a bomb calorimeter when calculating the heat of combustion includes the energy used to warm both the bomb itself and the surrounding water bath. It is calculated by summing the product of the heat capacity of the calorimeter and the temperature change with the product of the mass of water, its specific heat capacity, and its temperature change .
The enthalpy change for the decomposition of aluminum oxide, 2Al2O3(s) → 4Al(s) + 3O2(g), is the reverse of its formation, 2Al(s) + O2(g) → Al2O3(s), with ∆H = -1676 kJ. The reverse reaction’s enthalpy is +1676 kJ because reversing the reaction changes the sign of the enthalpy change .
In the decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, ∆H is greater than ∆U because of the pressure–volume work done by the gaseous products . The generation of gas from liquid involves work being done by the system such that the enthalpy change accounts for this work in addition to the internal energy change.
The heat exchange (q) for the process of sublimation of carbon dioxide (CO2(s) → CO2(g)) at constant pressure is expected to be positive because sublimation is an endothermic process that requires energy to convert the solid into a gas .
According to Hess's Law, the enthalpy change for a complex multi-step reaction is the sum of the enthalpy changes of the individual steps. This means that regardless of the number of steps or their sequence, the total enthalpy change depends only on the initial and final states. For example, the sum of enthalpy changes for CO and H2O forming CO2 and H2, and CH4 forming collectively describe the overall reaction .
The specific heat capacity of a metal affects its temperature change such that metals with higher specific heat capacities will undergo smaller temperature changes compared to those with lower specific heat capacities, assuming they absorb the same amount of heat and have the same mass .
In calorimetry, a reaction is considered exothermic if the temperature of the surroundings (e.g., the water in the coffee cup) increases, resulting in a negative q for the system, and vice versa. The heat absorbed by the surroundings (qsurr) can be calculated using the specific heat capacity, mass, and temperature change. An increase in temperature indicates an exothermic reaction, and a decrease indicates an endothermic reaction .
The reaction between hydrogen and fluorine gases to form hydrogen fluoride is exothermic, as indicated by the negative enthalpy change (∆H° = -271 kJ). Therefore, the temperature of the reaction system would rise due to the release of energy to the surroundings, leading to an increase in environmental temperature .
If heat is absorbed during the reaction of hydrogen and iodine to form hydrogen iodide, the reaction is endothermic. This can be inferred from ∆H° being positive (+5.272 kJ), indicating that the system absorbs heat from its surroundings .
At constant pressure, the enthalpy change (∆H) is equal to the heat absorbed or released by the system . In an exothermic process, ∆H is negative because heat is released to the surroundings, leading to a decrease in the system's enthalpy. Conversely, in an endothermic process, ∆H is positive because the system absorbs heat from the surroundings, resulting in an increase in enthalpy .