A coffee cup calorimeter contained 50.0 mL of a 1.33 M KOH solution at an initial temperature of 22.8 ºC. A student quickly add 50.0 mL of 1.17 M HNO3 to the calorimeter. The maximum temperature reached during the neutralization reaction was 28.6ºC. Determine the ΔHrxn for this neutralization reaction in kJ/mol of HNO3.
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 coffee cup calorimeter contained 50.0 mL of a 1.33 M KOH solution at an initial temperature of 22.8 ºC. A student quickly add 50.0 mL of 1.17 M HNO3 to the calorimeter. The maximum temperature reached during the neutralization reaction was 28.6ºC.
Determine the ΔHrxn for this neutralization reaction in kJ/mol of HNO3.
· assume specific heat of solution is the same as specific heat of water = 4.18 J/gºC
· assume density of both KOH and HNO3 are the same as water = 1.00 g/mL
if negative value, be sure to type in a minus sign
answer: -41.4 ( can you please show me the work to get this answer)
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