Chem 102/105 Solutions to Problem Set 4 Dr. M.

Cowie

1. Are the following processes exothermic or endothermic?

a. When solid KBr is dissolved in water, the solution gets colder.
b. Natural gas is burned in a furnace.
c. When concentrated H2SO4 is added to water, the solution gets very hot.
d. Water is boiled in a kettle.
a. endothermic Heat is absorbed by the system (KBr, K+, Br–) from the surroundings (solution)

b. exothermic Heat is released.

c. exothermic Heat released by the system (H2SO4) to the surrounding (solution)

d. endothermic Heat is added from the surroundings to boil the water

2. Consider a mixture of air and gasoline vapor in a cylinder with a piston. The original volume is 40.0
cm3. If the combustion of this mixture releases 950.0 J of energy to what volume will the gases expand
against a constant pressure of 650.0 torr if all the energy of combustion is converted into work to push
back the piston?

w = – PΔV

w – 950 J J 1 L atm
ΔV = – =– = 1110.8 x = 10.96 L
P 650 atm 101.3 J
atm
760

ΔV = V2 – V1 ⇒ V2 = ΔV + V1 = 10.96 + 0.04 = 11.00 L

3. Thermite mixtures are used for certain types of welding. The thermite reaction is highly exothermic.

Fe2O3 (s) + 2 Al (s) → Al2O3 (s) + 2 Fe (s) ΔH = –852 kJ

1.00 mol Fe2O3 and 2.00 mol Al are mixed at room temperature (25 °C), and a reaction is initiated. The
liberated heat is retained within the products, whose combined specific heat over a broad temperature
range is about 0.8 J g–1 °C–1. The melting point of iron is 1530 °C. Show that the quantity of heat
liberated is more than sufficient to raise the temperature of the products to the melting point of iron.

ΔH = – qcal = – 852 x103 J

qcal = 852 x103 J = m c ΔT

101.96 g Al2O3 55.85 g Fe

m = 1.00 mol Al2O3 + 2.00 mol Fe = 213.66 g
1 mol Al2O3 1 mol Fe

qcal 852000 J
ΔT = = = 4985 °C
mc 213.66 g 0.8 J g–1 °C–1

ΔT = Tf – Ti ⇒ Tf = ΔT + Ti = 4985 + 25 = 5010 °C >> 1530 °C

4. The heat of solution of KI (s) in water is +20.3 kJ/mol KI. If a quantity of KI is added to sufficient
water at 23.5 °C in a Styrofoam cup to produce 150.0 mL of 2.50 M KI, what will be the final
temperature? (Assume a density of 1.30 g/mL and a specific heat of 2.7 J g–1 °C–1 for 2.50 M KI.)
(Note that density and specific heat are significantly different from those of pure H2O for a concentrated
solution).

Find qrxn

2.50 mol KI 20.3 kJ

qrxn = 0.1500 L solution = 7.6125 kJ
1 L solution 1 mol KI

qrxn = – qsol ⇒ qsol = – 7612.5 J

qsol = – 7612.5 J = m c DT

qsol – 7612.5 J
ΔT = = = – 14.5 °C
mc 150.0 mL 1.30 g/mL 2.7 J g–1 °C–1

ΔT = Tf – Ti ⇒ Tf = ΔT + Ti = – 14.5 + 23.5 = 9 °C
5. A 9.00 g ice cube, initially at 0°C, is added to a cup of coffee at 363K which contains 120.0 g coffee
(liquid, not beans or powder). Assume the heat capacity of coffee is the same as water. The enthalpy of
fusion (melting) of ice is 6.0 kJ/mol. Calculate the temperature of the coffee after all the ice melts.

9.00 g H2O
= 0.500 mol H2O 363 K = 90°C
18.0 g/mol H2O

qice + qcoffee = 0
→ water

Call the final temperature of the mixture Tf. Ice will absorb heat (ΔHfus) to convert ice at 0oC to water
at 0oC, then water will warm to Tf.
J
qice = ΔHfus + mcΔT = 0.5 mol x 6000 J/mol + 9.0 g x 4.18 x (Tf – 0.00)°C
→ water g °C
J
qcoffee = 120.0 g x 4.18 x (Tf – 90.0)°C
g °C
3000 + 37.62 Tf + 501.6 Tf – 45144 = 0
539.22 Tf = 42144

Tf = 78.15°C

6. a. Can a system do work and give off heat at the same time?

b. Can it do it while maintaining a constant internal energy?

a. Yes

b. No ΔU = q + w If both q and w are negative, then ΔU must be negative. Contradiction

7. The internal energy of a fixed quantity of an ideal gas depends only on its temperature. If a sample is
allowed to expand at a constant temperature (isothermal expansion): (a) Does the gas do work? (b) Does
the gas exchange heat with its surroundings? (c) What happens to the temperature of the gas? (d) What
is ΔE for the gas?

a. Yes w = – P ΔV = (–)(+)(+) = –ve gas does work

b. Yes ΔU is zero (see part d) so q = – w = non zero

c. Temperature remains the same expansion is done at constant temperature (given)

d. ΔU = 0 given that ΔU only depends on T and T doesn’t change

8. The standard heat of combustion per mole of 1,3-butadiene [C4H6 (g)], butane [C4H10 (g)] and H2 (g) are –
2540.2, –2877.6 and –285.8 kJ, respectively. Use these data to calculate the heat of hydrogenation of
1,3-butadiene to butane. C4H6 (g) + 2 H2 (g) → C4H10 (g)

Write combustion reactions

Note that combustion products are gaseous CO2 and liquid H2O

11 o
C4H6 (g) + O
2 2 (g)
→ 4 CO2 (g) + 3 H2O (l) ΔH1 = – 2540.2 kJ

13 o
C4H10 (g) + O
2 2 (g)
→ 4 CO2 (g) + 5 H2O (l) ΔH2 = – 2877.6 kJ

1 o
H2 (g) + O
2 2 (g)
→ H2O (l) ΔH3 = – 285.8 kJ

Net rxn = rxn1 + 2 rxn3 – rxn2

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ΔHrxn = ΔH1 + 2ΔH3 – ΔH2 = (– 2540.2) + 2 (–285.8) – (– 2877.6) = – 234.2 kJ

9. Use data from Appendix B to calculate the standard enthalpy change for the following reaction at 25°C.
Fe2O3 (s) + 3 CO (g) → 2 Fe (s) + 3 CO2 (g)

o
ΔHrxn = ∑n o
prodΔHf prod – ∑n o
reactΔHf react

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ΔHrxn = 2 ΔHf (Fe (s)) + 3 ΔHf (CO2 (g) – ΔHf (Fe2O3 (s)) – 3 ΔHf (CO (g)) =

= 2 (0) + 3 (–393.5) – (– 824.2) – 3 (–110.5) = – 24.8 kJ

10. Calculate the standard enthalpy of dimerization of NO2 (g).
2 NO2 (g) → N2O4 (g)
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ΔHrxn = ΔHf (N2O4 (g)) – 2 ΔHf ( NO2 (g))= 9 – 2 (33) = – 57 kJ/ mol N2O4

11. Given the following data:

4 CuO (s) → 2 Cu2O (s) + O2 (g) ΔH° = 288 kJ/mol rxn
Cu2O (s) → Cu (s) + CuO (s) ΔH° = 11 kJ/mol rxn
Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation for CuO (s)

1
Need Cu (s) + O2 (g) → CuO (s) Reverse rxn 2 + reverse half rxn 1
2
1
Cu (s) + CuO (s) + Cu2O (s) + O2 (g) → Cu2O (s) + 2 CuO (s)
2
1
Net: Cu (s) + O2 (g) → CuO (s)
2
o 1 1
ΔHf = – ΔH2 – ΔH1 = – 11 – (288) = – 155 kJ/mol
2 2

12. Use data from Table 9.2 to estimate the enthalpy change (ΔH) for the following reaction.

C2H6 (g) + Cl2 (g) → C2H5Cl (g) + HCl (g) ΔH = ?

H H H H

H C C H + Cl Cl H C C Cl + H––Cl

H H H H

Bonds Broken = C–H + Cl–Cl = 414 kJ mol–1 + 243 kJ mol–1

= 657 kJ mol–1

Bonds Formed = C–Cl + H–Cl = 339 kJ mol–1 + 431 kJ mol–1

= 770 kJ mol–1

ΔHreaction = BEbroken – BEmade = 657 kJ mol–1 + 770 kJ mol–1

= –113 kJ mol–1
13. Equations (1) and (2) can be combined to yield the equation for the formation of CH4 (g) from its
elements.

(1) C (s) → C (g) ΔH = 717 kJ

(2) C (g) + 2 H2 (g) → CH4 (g) ΔH = ?

Overall: C (s) + 2 H2 (g) → CH4 (g) ΔHof = –75 kJ mol–1

Use the above data and a bond energy of 436 kJ mol–1 for H2 to estimate the C–H bond energy in
methane (CH4).

First we need to determine ΔH for reaction (2).

Since overall equation = eqn. (1) + eqn. (2)

ΔH overall = ΔH1 + ΔH2

–75 kJ mol–1– = 717 kJ mol–1 + ΔH2

ΔH2 = –792 kJ mol–1

In reaction (2) (all compounds as gases):

Bonds broken = 2 H–H = 2(436 k mol–1) = 872 kJ mol–1

ΔH = BEbroken – BEmade

–792 kJ mol–1 = 872 kJ mol–1 – BE made

BEmade = (872 + 792) kJ mol–1 = 1664 kJ mol–1

Bonds made = 4 (C–H)

BEmade = 1664 kJ mol–1 = 4 (C–H)

∴ C–H = 416 kJ mol–1

14. a. Does the entropy increases or decreases when you separate a mixture of fine sand and charcoal?

b. Which has the greatest entropy, steam at 110°C, water at 25°C or ice at – 40°C?

a. Decrease A mixture has less order than its pure components, so separation ⇒ decrease in entropy.

b. Steam Gas phase less order ⇒ higher entropy

15. Calculate ΔS° for the reaction N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) → 2 NH3 (g)

When is the reaction spontaneous?

o o o
ΔS° = 2 Sf (NH3 (g)) – Sf (N2 (g)) – 3 Sf (H2 (g)) = 2 x (193) – 192 – 3 x (131) = – 199 J mol–1 K–1

o o o
ΔH° = 2 ΔHf (NH3 (g)) – ΔHf (N2 (g)) – 3 ΔHf (H2 (g)) = 2 x (– 46) – 0 – 3 x 0 = – 92 kJ mol–1

0 > ΔH° – T ΔS°

0 > – 92000 + 199 T

92000 J mol–1
T< = below 462.3 K
199 J mol–1 K–1

16. The very poisonous hydrogen sulfide can be removed from natural gas (mainly methane CH4) by the

reaction 2 H2S (g) + SO2 (g)  3 S (s) + 2 H2O (g)

a. Calculate the equilibrium constant for this reaction at 25°C.

b. At what temperature is the reaction spontaneous?

c. Calculate the equilibrium constant at 100°C.

o o o o o
a. ΔGrxn = 3 ΔGf (S (s)) + 2 ΔGf (H2O (g)) – 2 ΔGf (H2S (g)) – ΔGf (SO2 (g)) =

= 3 x (0) + 2 x (– 229) – 2 x (– 34) – (– 300) = – 90 kJ/mol

o
ΔGrxn – 90000 J mol–1
o
ΔGrxn = – RT ln K so ln K = – =– = 36.31
RT 8.3145 J mol–1 K–1 x 298.15 K

K = e36.31 = 5.85 x 1015

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b. ΔHrxn = 3 ΔHf (S (s)) + 2 ΔHf (H2O (g)) – 2 ΔHf (H2S (g)) – ΔHf (SO2 (g)) =

= 3 x (0) + 2 x (– 242) – 2 x (– 21) – (– 297) = – 145 kJ/mol

o o o o o
ΔSrxn = 3 Sf (S (s)) + 2 Sf (H2O (g)) – 2 Sf (H2S (g)) – Sf (SO2 (g)) =

= 3 x (32) + 2 x (189) – 2 x (206) – 248 = – 186 J mol–1 K–1

0 > ΔH° – T ΔS°

 0 > – 145000 + 186 T

145000 J mol–1
T< = below 780 K
186 J mol–1 K–1

o
K100 ΔHrxn  1 1  – 145000 J mol–1  1
 1  –1
c. ln =  –  = –1 –1 x  – K = – 11.756
K25 R T25 T100 8.3145 J mol K 298.15 373.15

K100
= e– 11.756
K25

K100 = K25 x e–11.756 = 5.85 x 1015 x e–11.756 = 4.59 x 1010

17. It is quite common for a solid to change from one structure to another at a temperature below its melting
point. For example, sulfur undergoes a phase change from the rhombic crystal structure to the
monoclinic crystal at temperatures above 95°C.

a. Predict the signs of ΔH and ΔS for the process Srhombic → Smonoclinic.

b. Which form of sulfur has the more ordered crystalline structure?

a. The process is spontaneous above 95°C ⇒ 0 > ΔG = ΔH – TΔS

Four possible sign combinations

ΔH < 0 and ΔS > 0 ⇒ ΔG < 0 always spontaneous contradicts data

ΔH > 0 and ΔS < 0 ⇒ ΔG > 0 never spontaneous contradicts data

ΔH < 0 and ΔS < 0 ⇒ ΔG < 0 only at low T (the +ve TΔS is smaller than –ve ΔH term)

ΔH > 0 and ΔS > 0 ⇒ ΔG < 0 only at high T (the –ve TΔS is greater than +ve ΔH term)

b. Since ΔS > 0 and systems go from ordered structure to a less ordered structure

then Srhombic is the more ordered crystalline structure .

18. Use molar entropies from Appendix B, together with the following data, to estimate the bond
dissociation energy of the F2 molecule F2 (g) → 2 F (g) ΔG° = 123.9 kJ.

Compare your result with the value listed in Table 13 of the CDS.

o o o
ΔSrxn = 2 Sf (F (g)) – Sf (F2 (g)) = 2 (158.8) – 202.8 = 114.8 J K–1

o o o
ΔGrxn = ΔHrxn – T ΔSrxn

o o o
ΔHrxn = ΔGrxn + T ΔSrxn = 123900 J + 298.15 K 114.8 J K–1 = 158.1 kJ/mol bonds

Value in Table 10.3 is 159 kJ/mol

19. Use thermodynamic data at 298K to decide in which direction the reaction

→
H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) ← 2 HCl (g)

is spontaneous when the partial pressures of H2, Cl2 and HCl are all 0.5 atm.

o o o o
ΔGrxn = 2 ΔGf (HCl (g)) – ΔGf (H2 (g)) – ΔGf (Cl2 (g)) = 2 (– 95.30) – 0 – 0 = – 190.6 kJ

o
ΔG = ΔGrxn + RT ln Q

PHCl2 0.52
Q= = =1
PH2 PCl2 0.5 0.5

o o o
ΔG = ΔGrxn + RT ln Q = ΔGrxn + RT ln 1 = ΔGrxn = – 190.6 kJ < 0

spontaneous in the forward direction

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20. The enthalpy of vaporization, ΔHvap , of PbCl2 is 104 kJ/mol. ΔSvap of PbCl2 is 90.6 J/(mol K). Find the
normal boiling point of PbCl2.
PbCl2 (l)  PbCl2 (g)

o o o o o
At equilibrium ΔGrxn = 0 = ΔHrxn – T ΔSrxn = ΔHvap – T ΔSvap rxn is evaporation !

o
ΔHvap 104000 J mol–1
Rearrange T= = = 1147.9 K
o 90.6 J mol–1 K–1
ΔSvap