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The document provides 10 practice problems for students on the topic of thermochemistry. The problems cover calculating enthalpy changes from thermochemical equations, determining if reactions are exothermic or endothermic, calculating heat of reaction based on calorimetry data, and using standard enthalpy of formation values. The document gives the question and answer for each problem to help students practice applying thermochemistry concepts.

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Tutorial 1 CHM476

The document provides 10 practice problems for students on the topic of thermochemistry. The problems cover calculating enthalpy changes from thermochemical equations, determining if reactions are exothermic or endothermic, calculating heat of reaction based on calorimetry data, and using standard enthalpy of formation values. The document gives the question and answer for each problem to help students practice applying thermochemistry concepts.

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CHM476 TUTORIAL 1 TOPIC 1: THERMOCHEMISTRY

1. Consider the equation:


2 Al2O3 (s) → 4 Al (s) + 3 O2 (g) ∆H = 3340 kJ

Calculate ∆H for the reaction:


(a) 4 Al (s) + 3 O2 (g) → 2 Al2O3 (s)
(b) 2 Al (s) + ⅔ O2 (g) → Al2O3 (s)
(c) Al2O3 (s) → 2 Al (s) + ⅔ O2 (g)

(Answer: (a) -3340 kJ, (b) -1670 kJ, (c) + 1670 kJ)

2. The standard enthalpy change for the following reaction is -1918 kJ:
CH4 (g) + 4 F2 (g) → CF4 (g) + 4 HF (g)

(a) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?


(b) Draw an enthalpy profile diagram for the reaction.
(c) Calculate the heat of reaction when 1 mol of F2 gas reacts according to the above
reaction.
(d) Calculate the heat of reaction when 1.0 g CF4 gas reacts with excess HF (g) to
form CH4 gas and F2 (g).

(Answer: (a) Exothermic, (c) 479.5 kJ, (d) 21.79 kJ)

3. 250 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 HCl is mixed with 250 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 NaOH into a
simple calorimeter. The temperature of the solution raised from 12oC to 15.4oC.
Calculate the enthalpy of neutralisation for the reaction.

[Specific heat capacity of solution = 4.18 J g-1 oC-1, density of solution = 1 g cm-3]

(Answer: 56.8 kJ mol-1)

4. A 100 mL of 1.50 M HCl is mixed with 100 mL of 1.50 M NaOH in a simple


calorimeter having a heat capacity of 15.2 J oC-1. The initial temperature of HCl and
NaOH solution are 23.2oC. Calculate the final temperature of the solution if the
enthalpy of neutralisation for the reaction is -56.2 kJ mol-1.

[Specific heat capacity of solution = 4.18 J g-1 oC-1, density of solution = 1 g cm-3]

(Answer: 33.1oC)

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5. 0.500 g of ethanol, C2H5OH (l) was burned in excess O2 in a bomb calorimeter


containing 2.0 kg of water. The heat capacity of the bomb calorimeter was 950 J oC-
1
. The temperature rise was found to be 1.60oC. Calculate the heat released in the
combustion reaction (in kJ mol-1).

(Answer: 1370.4 kJ mol-1)

6. 200 g of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) was burned in a bomb calorimeter containing 1


kg of water. The temperature of the water increased by 5.26oC. Calculate the
enthalpy of combustion of benzoic acid if the heat capacity of the calorimeter is
5.70x103 J oC-1. (Answer: 31.7 kJ mol-1)

7. To determine the heat capacity of a bomb calorimeter, a student added 150 g of


water at 50oC to the calorimeter. The calorimeter initially was set at 20oC. The final
temperature of water and calorimeter was 32oC. What is the heat capacity of the
calorimeter in J oC-1? (Answer: 940.5 J oC-1)

8. The thermochemical equation of combustion of carbon monoxide is shown as


below:
C (s) + ½ O2 (g) → CO (g)
Given:

C (s) + O2 (g) → CO2 (g) ∆H= -394 kJ mol-1


CO (g) + ½ O2 (g) → CO2 (g) ∆H= -283 kJ mol-1
Calculate the enthalpy of the above reaction.
(Answer: -111 kJ)

9. Calculate the enthalpy of reaction for


H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) → 2 HCl (g)

Given:
H2 (g) → 2 H (g) ∆H = 436 kJ
Cl2 (g) → 2 Cl (g) ∆H = 244 kJ
H (g) + Cl (g) → HCl (g) ∆H = -432 kJ

(Answer: -184 kJ)

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10. Calculate the enthalpy of combustion of methane gas, CH4, using the following

enthalpies of formation:
ΔHf [CH4 (g)] = -74.8 kJ mol-1
ΔHf [CO2 (g)] = -393.5 kJ mol-1
ΔHf [H2O (l)] = -285.8 kJ mol-1
(answer : -890.3 kJ mol-1)

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