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Tutorial - Thermochemistry

This document contains a tutorial sheet on thermochmistry from the Chemistry Department at Copperbelt University. It provides 10 practice problems covering various concepts in thermochmistry including defining enthalpy, calculating enthalpy change, heat of formation, heat capacity, and work done during gas expansion. Students are asked to calculate enthalpy, energy, heat and work values for chemical reactions and physical processes using thermochemical data and equations.

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Tutorial - Thermochemistry

This document contains a tutorial sheet on thermochmistry from the Chemistry Department at Copperbelt University. It provides 10 practice problems covering various concepts in thermochmistry including defining enthalpy, calculating enthalpy change, heat of formation, heat capacity, and work done during gas expansion. Students are asked to calculate enthalpy, energy, heat and work values for chemical reactions and physical processes using thermochemical data and equations.

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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22

CH110: TUTORIAL SHEET ON THERMOCHEMISTRY

1. Define Enthalpy. When 1 mole of methane (CH4) is burned at constant pressure, 890 kJ
of energy is released as heat. Calculate ∆H for a process in which a 5.8-g sample of
methane is burned at constant pressure.
2. Diborane (B2H6) is a highly reactive boron hydride that was once considered as a possible
rocket fuel for the U.S. space program. Calculate ∆H for the synthesis of diborane from
its elements, according to the equation

Using the following data:

3. Calculate ∆E for a system undergoing an endothermic process in which 15.6 kJ of heat


flows and where 1.4 kJ of work is done on the system.
4. A 394-g sample of water is heated from 10.75°C to 83.20°C. Calculate the amount of
heat absorbed (in kilojoules) by the water (Specific heat = 4.184 J/g. °C).
5. For a reaction
A2(g) + B2(g) → 2AB(g) ∆H = x kcal
According to this reaction, the heat of formation of AB will be
A. x kcal B. –x kcal C. x/2 kcal D. –x/2 kcal
6. The enthalpy of combustion of N2 are given in the reaction equations below
½N g + ½O ⟶ NO g ∆H = 90 kJ/mol
½N g + O ⟶ NO g ∆H = 33.18 kJ/mol
Use these equations to derive and calculate the heat of combustion of the reaction
NO g + ½O ⟶ NO g .
7. A balloon is being inflated to its full extent by heating the air inside it. In the final stages
of this process, the volume of the balloon changes from 4.00 x 106 L to 4.50 x 106 L by
the addition of 1.3 x 108 J of energy as heat. Assuming that the balloon expands against a
constant pressure of 1.0 atm, calculate ∆E for the process. (To convert between L.atm
and J, use 1 L.atm = 101.3 J.)
8. A certain gas expands in volume from 2.0 L to 6.0 L at constant temperature. Calculate
the work done by the gas if it expands (a) against a vacuum and (b) against a constant
pressure of 1.2 atm.
9. Given the thermochemical equation 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g) ∆H = -198.2 kJ/mol
calculate the heat evolved when 93.4 g of SO2 (molar mass = 64.07 g/mol) is converted to
SO3.
10. A lead (Pb) pellet having a mass of 26.47 g at 89.98°C was placed in a constant-pressure
calorimeter of negligible heat capacity containing 100.0 mL of water. The water
temperature rose from 22.50°C to 23.17°C. What is the specific heat of the lead pellet?

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