The combustion of diesel, C20H42, has an enthalpy change of –16180 kJ for the unbalanced reaction given below. A medium size diesel vehicle has a diesel tank capacity of about 50.00 L. Calculate the change in enthalpy, ΔH0, for the combustion of 50.00 L of diesel. Diesel has a density of 0.85 g/cm3. _____ C20H42 (l) + _____ O2 (g) → _____ CO2 (g) + _____ H2O (g)
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 combustion of diesel, C20H42, has an enthalpy change of –16180 kJ for the unbalanced reaction given below. A medium size diesel vehicle has a diesel tank capacity of about 50.00 L. Calculate the change in enthalpy, ΔH0, for the combustion of 50.00 L of diesel. Diesel has a density of 0.85 g/cm3.
_____ C20H42 (l) + _____ O2 (g) → _____ CO2 (g) + _____ H2O (g)
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