Problem Exercises

1. A 20.0 g sample of aluminum (specific heat = 0.902 J g−1 °C−1) with an initial temperature of 48.6°C is
heated with 427 J of energy. What is the final temperature of the sample?
  a. 23.7°C
  b. 74.8°C
  c. 72.3°C
  d. 26.2°C
  e. 24.9°C
ANSWER:  c
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2. What is the molar heat capacity of aluminum (specific heat = 0.902 J g − °C− )?
  a.  0.034 J mol−1 °C−1
  b. 120 J mol−1 °C−1
  c.  24.8 J mol−1 °C−1
  d. 29.3 J mol−1 °C−1
  e.  1.5 × 1025 J mol−1 °C−1
ANSWER:  c
3. Determine the quantity of ice required to absorb exactly 50 kJ of energy when the ice warms from
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−50.0°C to −10.0°C (specific heat of ice = 2.06 J g− °C− ).
  a. 0.607 g
  b. 607 g
  c. 0.485 g
  d. 485 g
  e.  2.43 × 103 g
ANSWER:  b
4. What is the enthalpy change when 22.5 g of CH4 are burned in excess O2?
CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) H°= −890 kJ
  a. +1250 kJ
  b. −890 kJ
  c. −1250 kJ
  d. −39.5 kJ
  e. +890 kJ
ANSWER:   c
RATIONALE:  See Problem-Solving Practice 4.7
POINTS:   1

TOPICS:   4.6 Reaction Enthalpies for Chemical Reactions

5. The temperature of 3.50 kg of water is raised by 1.17°C when 1.00 g of hydrazine N2H4 is burned in a
bomb calorimeter. The calorimeter has a heat capacity of 883 J/°C. How much heat is given off by the
sample?
  a. 18.2 kJ
  b. 17.1 kJ
  c. 21.5 kJ
  d. 16.3 kJ
  e. 0.944 kJ
ANSWER:   a
RATIONALE:  See Problem-Solving Example 4.9
POINTS:   1

TOPICS:   4.8 Measuring Enthalpy Changes: Calorimetry