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Enthalpy Problems
Enthalpy Problems
Problem #2: A typical microwave oven uses radiation with a 12.2 cm wavelength.
a) How many moles of photons of this radiation are required to raise the temperature of 385.0 g of
water from 14.3 °C to 94.8 °C?
b) The watt is a unit of power - the rate at which energy is delivered or consumed: 1 W = 1 J/s. Assume
that all the energy of a 760.0 W microwave oven is delivered to the heating of water described in (a).
How long will it take to heat the water?
Problem #3: An ice cube whose mass is 0.080 kg is taken from a freezer where its temperature was -12.0
°C and dropped into a glass of water at 0.0 °C. If no heat is gained or lost from outside, how much water
freezes onto the cube? The latent heat of fusion of water is 33.5 x 10 4 J/kg and the specific heat capacity
of ice is 2000 J/kg °C.
Problem #4: Citric acid has three dissociable hydrogens. When 5.00 mL of 0.64 M citric acid and 45.00
mL of 0.77 M NaOH at an initial temperature of 26.0 °C are mixed, the temperature rises to 27.9 °C as
the citric acid is neutralized. The combined mixture has a mass of 51.6 g and a specific heat of 4.0 J/g °C.
Assuming no heat is transferred to the surroundings, calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction of
2.15 mols of citric acid in kJ.
Problem #5: 20.0 g of water at 28.5 ⁰C is mixed with 43.5 g of water at 82.3 ⁰C. What is the final
temperature after mixing?
Problem #6: How much heat is evolved when converting 18.0 g of steam at 155.0 ⁰C to ice at -55.0 ⁰C
Csp Ice = 2.06 J g-1 ⁰C-1
Csp Steam = 2.02 J g-1 ⁰C-1
∆Hvap = -40.66 kJ/mol