Thermochemistry Practice Worksheet

1. How much heat is released during the combustion of 1.2 g of hexane if the molar heat of reaction
is 1510 kJ/mol. (21 J)
a. Is the equation exothermic or endothermic? (exothermic because it releases heat but
also combustion is always exothermic)
b. Which of the potential energy diagrams below represents the reaction? (B -exothermic)

2. Which type of enthalpy reactions are always endothermic? (enthalpy of dissociation and bond
enthalpy always endothermic)
3. Which of the following represents a delta H vap
a. Freezing of water
b. Addition of water
c. Combustion of ethane
d. Production of steam from water
4. If 0.315 moles of hexane (C6H14) undergoes combustion in a bomb calorimeter containing 5.65
liters of water, calculate the molar heat of combustion of hexane if the water temperature rises
55.4 °C? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g °C. (- 4160 kJ/mol)
5. The mixture between potassium perchlorate and aluminum is the standard today in the fireworks
industry since it is very powerful and safer than most other mixtures. The reaction between these
species takes the following form:

3 KClO4 (s) + 8 Al (s) → 3KCl (s) + 4 Al2O3 (s)

Use enthalpies of formation shown below to determine the ΔH for this reaction. (- 6714 kJ/mole)
6. Self-heating cans may be used to warm drinks such as coffee. When the button on the can is
pushed, a seal is broken, allowing water and calcium oxide to mix and react. The reaction
produces solid calcium hydroxide and releases heat. If more water is used the calcium hydroxide
is produced as a solution instead of as a solid. (− 147 kJ mol-1)

CaO(s) + H2 O(l) → Ca(OH)2(aq)

Using the following data, calculate the enthalpy change, in kJ mol−1, for this reaction.
Ca(s) + ½O2(g) → CaO(s) ΔH = −635 kJ mol−1
H2(g) + ½O2 → H2O(l) ΔH = −286 kJ mol−1
Ca(s) + O2(g) + H2(g) → Ca(OH)2(s) ΔH = −986 kJ mol−1
Ca(OH)2(s) → Ca(OH)2(aq) ΔH = −82 kJ mol−1
7. Sketch the changes in a Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution graph when you increase the
temperature of the reaction. (Should flatten out at higher temperatures, more particles above
activation energy)
8. Using the values given to construct a Born-Haber cycle and calculate the ΔH°f for MgCl2.

∆Hatom= 150 KJ/mol | ∆HIE1 = 736 KJ/mol | ∆HIE2 =1450 KJ/mol | ∆He = -364KJ/mol|
∆Hlat = 2493 KJ/mol | E = 242 KJ/mol

9. Which ionic compound has the largest amount of lattice energy ?

a. NaF
b. AlF3
c. AlN
d. MgF2
10. Calculate the enthalpy change from bond energies for each of these reactions:
a. H2(g) + F2(g) → 2 HF(g) (ΔH = -544 kJ)
b. CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O (g) (ΔH = -824 kJ)
c. CH4(g) + H2O(g) → CO(g) + 3H2(g) (ΔH = +218 kJ)
11. Determine which of the following reactions are endothermic or exothermic.
a. H2O (g) → H2o (s) (exo- releasing heat to surroundings)
b. 2Br → Br2 (endo- forming bonds)
c. Fe → Fe2+ + 2e- (endo = breaking bonds and ionization energy)
12. A reaction is set up between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. After 30. seconds, the magnesium
had decreased in mass by 45g. What was the rate of this reaction in moles/s? (6.2 x10-2 moles/s).
13. Determine how you would find the instantaneous rate of change of a reaction. (Can find the
tangent and determine slope)
14. What is needed for a successful reaction according to collision theory? (Must collide, have
sufficient Ea and must have correct collision geometry)
15. A series of experiments is performed for the system 2A + 3B + C → D + 2E

When the initial concentration of A is doubled, the rate increases by a factor of 4.

When the initial concentration of B is doubled, the rate is doubled.
When the initial concentration of C is doubled, there is no effect on rate.

a) What is the order of reaction with respect to each of the reactants? (2nd order in respect to A,
1st with respect to B and zero in respect to c)
b) Write a rate law expression for this reaction. r=k[A]2[B]

16. Using the data below answer the following questions.

 a. a) Determine the rate law expression for this reaction. (r = k[H2 ][I2 ]3 )
b. b) What is the overall reaction order? (Overall reaction order is 4 )
c. c) What would happen to the rate of the reaction if the concentration of both reactants
was doubled? (The rate would change by a factor of 16 times.)
d. Sketch a concentration-rate graph that demonstrates the general shape this reaction has.
(Look at graph in notes for reaction of order of higher than 2)
17. In an Arrhenius equation what does the y-intercept represent? (ln A)
18. Determine an intermediate in the following reaction. (IO-)

19. Which reaction has the greatest increase in entropy?

a. 2H2O (l) → 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) (this one- breaking bonds and going from 2 to 3 moles)
b. 2NO (g) → N2 (g) + O2 (g)
c. C(s) + O2(g) → CO2 (g)
20. According to Arrhenius equation, rate constant(k) is proportional to …
a. Ea
b. eEa
c. e1/Ea
d. e-Ea