What if we assumed that the heat capacity of gaseous NH3 is NOT dependent on temperature? Calculate the energy per mole required to be removed from gaseous NH3 from decrease the temperature of the system from 400 °C to 25 ºC. Assume that the heat capacity, Cpm, of NH3 is a constant over the temperature range considered and can be found in Table 2C.7
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.
Given:
T2 = 25oC =298 K
T1 =400oC =673 K
To Calculate: Energy per mole to be removed from gaseous NH3 to decrease the temperature from 400oC to 25oC
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