Many scientists are concerned about the effects of melting icebergs and polar ice on the Earth's climate and its evolving patterns. (a) Given a large amount of ice with a mass of 2800.0 kg at a temperature of −21.0°C, find the heat necessary to completely melt the ice so that it becomes water at 0°C. J (b) What energy flow into or out of the water is necessary to refreeze the water at 0°C? J
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.
Many scientists are concerned about the effects of melting icebergs and polar ice on the Earth's climate and its evolving patterns.
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(b) What energy flow into or out of the water is necessary to refreeze the water at
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