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PS 5.1.2 Measuring Enthalpy (Read Pearson Textbook p.216-224)

1. Which one of the following statements is true of all exothermic reactions (P-2)?
A) Produce gases. B) Give off heat. C) Occur quickly. D) Involve combustion.

2. Write equations for heat capacity and specific heat capacity. Explain how these quantities are different?

3. The specific heat of metallic mercury is 0.138 J/g ◦ C. If 100.0 J of heat is added to a 100.0 g sample of
mercury at 25.0◦ C, what is the final temperature of the mercury? (P-6)

4. A calorimeter is to be calibrated: 72.55 g of water at 71.6◦ C added to a calorimeter containing 58.85 g of

water at 22.4◦ C. After stirring and waiting for the system to equilibrate, the final temperature reached
47.3 ◦ C. Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter. (cwater is 4.184 J g−1 ◦ C−1 ).

5. A copper calorimeter was used to determine the enthalpy of combustion of butan-1-ol. The experimental
value obtained was -2100 ± 200 kJ mol−1 and the data booklet value is -2676 kJ mol−1 . Which of the
following likely accounts for the difference between the two values? (PB-9)
i. random measurement errors
II incomplete combustion
III heat loss to the surroundings

A) I and II only B I and III only C II and III only D I, II, and III

6. 1.10 g of glucose was completely burnt in a copper calorimeter. The temperature of the water increased
from 25.85◦ C to 36.50◦ C. Calculate the enthalpy of combustion of glucose from the data below. (P-10)
(b) Draw an enthalpy level diagram to represent this reaction. (P-10)
 7. Calculate the enthalpy of neutralization based on the reaction of HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq). State the
assumptions you have made in your calculation. (P-13).

8. The heat released from the combustion of 0.0500 g of white phosphorus increases the temperature of
150.00 g of water from 25.0◦ C to 31.5◦ C. Calculate a value for the enthalpy change of combustion of
phosphorus. Discuss possible sources of error in the experiment (P-11).

9. A known volume of copper sulfate solution is added to the calorimeter and its temperature measured
every 25 s. See the annotated graph below. Excess zinc powder is added after 100.0 s and the temperature
starts to rise until a maximum after which it falls in an approximately linear fashion. Calculate the molar
enthalpy change from the data shown in the figure below. The copper sulfate has a concentration of 1.00
mol dm−3 and a volume of 1.00 dm−3 .

10. A student added 5.350 g of ammonium chloride to 100.00 cm3 of water. The initial temperature of the
water was 25.55◦ C but it decreased to 21.79◦ C. Calculate the enthalpy change per mole that would occur
when 1.0 mol of the solute is added to 1.000 dm3 of water (P-14).
11. The data below are from an experiment to measure the enthalpy change for the reaction of aqueous
copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4 (aq), and zinc, Zn(s).

Cu2+ (aq) + Zn(s) −−→ Cu(s) + Zn2+ (aq) ∆H◦ = ?

50.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm−3 copper(II) sulfate solution was placed in a polystyrene cup and zinc powder
was added in excess at t = 100.0 seconds. The temperature vs time data were recorded using data-logging
software. The table below shows the initial 23 readings. A straight line has been drawn through some
of the data points. The equation for this line is given by the data-logging software as: T = −0.050t +
78.0 where T is the temperature at time t. (a) (i) Use the data presented by the data-logging software
to deduce the temperature change, ∆T, which would have occurred if the reaction had taken place
instantaneously with no heat loss. (ii) State an assumption made in part a.

(iii) Calculate the enthalpy of this reaction, ∆H◦ in kJ/mol.