TUTORIAL CHAPTER 2 : THERMOCHEMISTRY (CHM271)

1. Define thermochemistry.
2. Differentiate between exothermic and endothermic reaction. Sketch the energy
diagram of energy profile for each reaction.
3. Define activation energy, E and enthalpy change, ∆H .
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4. Decide whether the reaction / process described is exothermic or endothermic.

Process
Mixing of water and strong acid
Making of ice cubes
Rusting iron
Producing of sugar by photosynthesis
A snowman melts in the sunshine

5. Define standard entalphy of formation ∆H 0 formation , ∆H 0 reaction and ∆H 0 combustion .

6. The standard molar enthalpy of formation for some compounds are shown in the table.
Write the thermochemical equations for these reactions.
Compound ∆H⁰f (kJ/mol)
CaO -635.6
CaSO4 -1432.69
CH4 -75.0

7. Calculate the ∆H 0 reaction for the following reaction:

2 CaO (s) + 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 CaSO4 (s)
Given that :
Compound ∆H⁰f (kJ/mol)
CaSO4 (s) -1432.69
CaO (s) -635.6
SO2 (g) -296.1
O2 (g) 0
(Answer: -1001.98 kJ)
8. Write down the thermochemical equation for the combustion of propane and calculate
the ∆H 0 rxn for reaction?
Compound ∆H⁰f (kJ/mol)
C3H8 (g) -103.85
O2 (g) 0
CO2 (g) -393.5
H2O (g) -285.8
(Answer: -2219.85 kJ)

9. Calculate the heat absorbed by 5 g of Cu when it is heated from 00 C to 2000 C?

(c= 0.39 J/g 0 C) (Answer: 390 J)

10. A 744.9 g sample of water at 93.40 C loses 51.83 kJ of beat. Calculate the temperature
of the water after losing this amount of heat. (c = 4.184 J/g 0 C). (Answer: 76.8 0 C).

11. A bomb calorimeter has a heat capacity of 1465 J/K and contains 850 g of water. A
sample of 3.00 g of acetic acid, CH3COOH is burnt in excess oxygen in the calorimeter
and the temperature is observed to rise from 20.1 0C to 28.6 0C. Calculate the heat
combustion, ∆H⁰c of acetic acid. (Answer: -853.06 kJ/mol)

Given the specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g 0C. Atomic mass : H=1, C=12, O=16

12. A bomb calorimeter has a heat capacity of 19.65 kJ/K and contained 1000 g of water.
A sample of 50.0 g of impure sucrose C12H22O11 is burnt in excess oxygen in the
calorimeter and the temperature of water is observed to rise from 20.5 0C to 35.8 0C.
Compute the heat of combustion, ∆H⁰c of sucrose. Assume the impurities are
unaffected by the combustion process. (Answer: -2497.26 kJ/mol)

Given the specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g 0C. Atomic mass : H=1, C=12, O=16

13. The combustion of 0.015 mol of sucrose, C12H22O11 in a bomb calorimeter causes the
temperature to increase by 5.2 0C. Given the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 4.90
kJ/ 0C, compute the heat of combustion, ∆H⁰c of sucrose (in kJ/mol). (Atomic mass:
H=1, C=12, O=16). (Answer: -1698.67 kJ/mol).
14. A 5.023 g sample of a metal was heated to 94.00C by placing it in a test-tube
submerges in boiling water. The metal was then dropped into 27.0 g of water at 28.9
0
C in a coffee-cup calorimeter. The water in the calorimeter warmed up to 30.2 0C.
Calculate the specific heat of the metal. (Answer: 0.46 J/g. 0C)

15. By using the following data, determine the entalphy change of combustion, ∆H0c of
propene under standard conditions.

CH2CHCH3 (g) + H2 (g) CH3CH2CH3 (g) ∆H0f = -124 kJ/mol

CH3CH2CH3 (g) + 5O2 (g) 3CO2 (g) + 4H2O (l) ∆H0f = -2222 kJ/mol
H2 (g) + ½ O2 (g) H2O (l) ∆H0f = -286 kJ/mol
(Answer : -2060 kJ/mol)

16. Given the thermochemical equation below:

Br2 (l) + F2 (g) 2BrF (g) ∆H0f = -189 kJ/mol
Br2 (l) + 3F2 (g) 2BrF3 (g) ∆H0f = -769 kJ/mol

Determine the standard enthalpy of reaction for the reaction

BrF(g) + F2(g) BrF3 (g)