Dry air containing a small amount of CO was passedthrough a tube containing a catalyst for the oxidation ofCO to CO2. Because of the heat evolved in this oxidation, the temperature of the air increased by 3.2 K. Calculate the weight percentage of CO in the sample of air. Assume that the specific heat at constant pressure for airis 1.01 J K-1g-1.
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.
Dry air containing a small amount of CO was passed
through a tube containing a catalyst for the oxidation of
CO to CO2. Because of the heat evolved in this oxidation, the temperature of the air increased by 3.2 K. Calculate the weight percentage of CO in the sample of air. Assume that the specific heat at constant pressure for air
is 1.01 J K-1g-1.
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