A calorimeter initially contains 165.0 mL of water at 21.3oC. When 2.72 g K is added to the water, the temperature of the resulting solution rises to a maximum of 47.8oC. The reaction that occurs is:2K(s)+H2O(l)→2KOH(aq)+H2(g) Assuming no heat exchange between the calorimeter and the surroundings, calculate the heat of reaction, qreaction, in joules. (Use the total solution mass for the calculation, assume the density of water is 1.00 g/mL and the specific heat of the solution is 4.18 J/(g oC). J What is the enthalpy change, ΔH, in kilojoules per mole of K? kJ/mol K What is the enthalpy change for the reaction, ΔHreaction? kJ/mol
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
A calorimeter initially contains 165.0 mL of water at 21.3oC. When 2.72 g K is added to the water, the temperature of the resulting solution rises to a maximum of 47.8oC. The reaction that occurs is:2K(s)+H2O(l)→2KOH(aq)+H2(g)
Assuming no heat exchange between the calorimeter and the surroundings, calculate the heat of reaction, qreaction, in joules. (Use the total solution mass for the calculation, assume the density of water is 1.00 g/mL and the specific heat of the solution is 4.18 J/(g oC). J
What is the enthalpy change, ΔH, in kilojoules per mole of K? kJ/mol K
What is the enthalpy change for the reaction, ΔHreaction? kJ/mol
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