CHM201 General Chemistry and Laboratory I

Laboratory 6 – Thermochemistry and Hess’s Law

November 6, 2019

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Report Due on November 30, 2019.

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Results: (60 pts)

Room Temperature

Reactant Mg Mg MgO MgO

Trial Number 1 2 3 4

Mass of reactant (from data)

Moles of reactant (calculate)

Initial time (ti) (from graph)

Initial Temperature (Ti)

(from the graph)
Linear Curve fit slope (m)
(from the graph)
Linear Curve fit intercept (b)
(from the graph)
Final Temperature (Tf)
(calculate from linear fit data)

∆T = Tf – Ti

qwater

qcalorimeter

qrxn

∆Hrxn

Use the following to determine the enthalpy of formation of magnesium oxide:

Mg (s) + 2HCl (aq) → MgCl2 (aq) + H2 (g) ΔH = (calculated in the experiment)

MgO (s) + 2HCl (aq) → MgCl2 (aq)+ H2O (l) ΔH = (calculated in the experiment)

H2 (g) + ½O2 (g) → H2O (l) ΔH = - 285.8 kJ/mol

Mg (s) + ½ O2 (g)  MgO (s) ΔH = (determine using Hess’s Law)

Calculations: (40 pts)

1. Using the enthalpies of reaction computed in the lab and the value given for the enthalpy of formation of
liquid water, show the Hess’s Law determination of the enthalpy of formation of solid magnesium oxide.
Show your work. If you are attaching a scan of your handwritten work, it must be legible. (30 pts)

2. Compare the value you calculated with the actual value (-601.8 kJ/mol). Show your determination of
percent error. Use the standard equation for this: (10 pts)

|actual value−experimental value|

%error=
¿ actual value ∨¿ ×100 % ¿