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Questions Chem1A Physical Chemistry (Thermodynamics)

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1.
When 0.113 g of benzene burns in an excess of O2 in a constant pressure calorimeter with a
measured heat capacity of 551 JK-1 the temperature rises from 21.3 C to 29.9 C.
Calculate the enthalpy change, H, for the combustion of benzene.

2.
A constant volume calorimeter showed that the heat loss accompanying the combustion of
1.000 mol of glucose was 2559 kJ at 298.15 K. Calculate the enthalpy of combustion, H,
for glucose.

3.
Find a source of the enthalpies of combustion for propane, carbon and hydrogen, and use
these to calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of propane.

4.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation given below to calculate the enthalpy of
combustion of benzene.

fH298[C6H6(l)] = 49.0 kJmol-1

fH298[CO2(g)] = -393.51 kJmol-1
fH298[H2O(l)] = -285.83 kJmol-1

5.
Use the following information to construct a Born-Haber cycle to determine the lattice
enthalpy of potassium chloride.

fH298[KCl(s)] = -437 kJmol-1

H[K(s)K(g)] = 89 kJmol-1 [enthalpy of vaporisation]
H[Cl2Cl+Cl] = 244 kJmol-1 [bond dissociation enthalpy of Cl2]
IE = 418 kJmol-1 [1st ionisation energy of K(g)]
EA = -394 kJmol-1 [electron affinity of Cl(g)]