A gaseous fuel mixture contains 23.2% methane (CH4), 40.8 % ethane (C2H6) and the rest propane (C3H8) by volume. When the fuel mixture contained in a 1.55 L tank, stored at 756 mmHg and 298 K undergoes complete combustion, how much heat is emitted? (Assume that the water produced by the combustion is in the gaseous state.) Express your answer with the appropriate units. The answer is not: -103.5 103.5 -103.096-103.1-103.49-131.56 131.56 103.5 -103.5 102.2
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 gaseous fuel mixture contains 23.2% methane (CH4), 40.8% ethane (C2H6) and the rest propane (C3H8)
by volume. When the fuel mixture contained in a 1.55 L tank, stored at 756 mmHg and 298 K undergoes
complete combustion, how much heat is emitted? (Assume that the water produced by the combustion
is in the gaseous state.) Express your answer with the appropriate units. The answer is not:
-103.5 103.5 -103.096-103.1 -103.49 -131.56 131.56 103.5 -103.5 102.2](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1dcafdbe-9886-4a79-8ec0-b95fcf599d51%2F957fa885-ed42-4c52-abb2-2b26237627ba%2F8swddrs_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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