The "Chemistry in Focus" segment Methane: An Important Energy Source discusses methane as a fuel. The text indicates that 55 kJ of energy is released per gram of methane during the combustion. Determine AH combustion for methane in terms of 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.
The enthalpy of combustion for a substance is defined as the heat released or absorbed during the complete combustion of a substance in its standard state. The enthalpy of combustion is typically given in units of kJ/mol.
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