The molar heat of fusion of aluminum metal is 10.79 kJ/mol, whereas its heat of vaporization is 293.4 kJ/mol. a. Why is the heat of fusion of aluminum so much smaller than the heat of vaporization? O Aluminum vaporizes at higher temperatures. The forces broken when aluminum evaporates are weaker than the forces broken when it melts. O More energy is required to separate the atoms of the liquid into the freely moving and widely separated atoms of the vapor/gas. b. What quantity of heat would be required to vaporize 5.84 g of aluminum at its normal boiling point? c. What quantity of heat would be evolved if 8.74 g of liquid aluminum freezes at its normal freezing point? KJ d. What quantity of heat would be required to melt 0.160 mol of aluminum at its normal melting point? kJ
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.
Trending now
This is a popular solution!
Step by step
Solved in 5 steps with 5 images