Alan Williams

Enthalpy Change of a Displacement Reaction

Data Collection and Processing

Quantitative Data:

Table 1: Raw Data showing Temperature during 9 minutes (Trail1,2)

Time (sec) (1.0)
Trial 2
0

19.0

20.0

30

19.0

20.0

60

19.0

20.0

90

19.0

20.0

120

19.0

20.0

150

19.0

20.0

180

40.0

30.0

210

45.0

52.0

240

46.0

53.5

270

47.0

54.0

300

48.0

53.5

330

48.0

53.0

360

48.0

52.5

390

47.5

52.0

420

47.0

52.0

450

46.5

51.5

480

46.0

51.0

Temperature (C)(0.5) Trial 1

Temperature (C)(0.5)

510

45.5

50.0

540

45.0

49.5

Qualitative Observation:

CuSO4 solution
Zn powder

Blue aqueous

Black powder

The copper sulfate solution had a blue colour at room temperature, but as the
reaction progressed and the zinc powder was added, the warmed up solution
became a dark gray colour with red-brown deposits in it.

Calculations
CuSO4 solution specific heat capacity x Temperature rise x mass of copper
sulfate solution = Heat Evolved (kJ)

Trial 1
Temperature rise = max temperature rise- initial temperature
= 4.2 x (56- 19) x 25.0g = 3.89 kJ

Moles of CuSO4 solution

Molarity= moles/ volume 1 M= n/0.025 dm3 Moles= 0.025 of CuSO4 solution

Enthalpy of this reaction

-3.89/0.025 = -155.6 kJ/mol

Therefore:
Zn(s) + Cu 2+ (aq)Cu (s) + Zn 2+ (aq) H = -155.6 kJ/mol

Trial 2
Temperature rise = max temperature rise- initial temperature
= 4.2 x (62- 20) x 25.0g = 4.41kJ

Moles of CuSO4 solution

Moles= 0.025 of CuSO4solution

Enthalpy of this reaction

-4.41/0.025 = -176.4 kJ/mol

Therefore:
Zn(s) + Cu 2+ (aq)Cu (s) + Zn 2+ (aq)
H=-155.6 kJ/mol
H=-176.4 kJ/mol

Average enthalpy change

(-155.6 kJ/mol+ -176.4 kJ/mol)/2 =-166.0kJ

The accepted value in the data book: -218kJ/mol

Error Calculation

Variables

Margin of Error

Temperature (C)
(1.0/(56-19)) x 100

1.0 Trial 1

Error Percentage (%)

= 2.70%

Trial 2
(1.0/(62-20)) x 100
= 2.38%
Average: 2.54%
Time (secs) 1.0 Min: (1.0/30) x 100
= 3.33%

Max: (1.0/540)...
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