Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 15 - Chemical Thermodynamics - Exercises - Thermochemical Equations and Hess's Law - Page 601: 38

Answer

(a) -124.0 kJ/mol (b) -1656 kJ/mol (c) 624.6 kJ/mol

Work Step by Step

We find: $\Delta H^{\circ}_{rxn}=\Sigma n_{p}\Delta H^{\circ}_{f}(products)-\Sigma n_{r}\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(reactants)$ (a) $\Delta H^{\circ}_{rxn}=[\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(N_{2}O,g)+2\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(H_{2}O,l)]-[\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(NH_{4}NO_{3},s)]$ $=[(82.05\,kJ/mol)+2(-285.8\,kJ/mol)]-(-365.6\,kJ/mol)$ $=-124.0\,kJ/mol$ (b) $\Delta H^{\circ}_{rxn}=[\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(Fe_{2}O_{3},s)+4\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(SO_{2},g)]-[2\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(FeS_{2},s)+\frac{11}{2}\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(O_{2},g)]$ $=[(-824.2\,kJ/mol)+4(-296.8\,kJ/mol)]-[2(-177.5\,kJ/mol)+\frac{11}{2}(0)]$ $=-1656\,kJ/mol$ (c) $\Delta H^{\circ}_{rxn}=[\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(SiC,s)+2\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(CO,g)]-[\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(SiO_{2},s)+3\Delta H_{f}^{\circ}(C,graphite)]$ $=[(-65.3\,kJ/mol)+2(-110.5\,kJ/mol)]-[(-910.9\,kJ/mol)+3(0)]$ $=624.6\,kJ/mol$
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