Name

Date Pd

Chemistry – Unit 7 Worksheet 4
Representing Chemical Potential Energy in Change

For each of the reactions below, write the balanced chemical equation,
including the energy term on the correct side of the equation. Then
represent the energy storage and transfer using the bar graphs. Below the
bar graph diagram for 1 and 2, sketch a standard chemical potential energy
curve for the reaction.

1. When you heated sodium hydrogen carbonate, you decomposed it into

sodium carbonate, water vapor, and gaseous carbon dioxide.
energy + 2 NaHCO3  Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2

m
er as
co
eH w
o.
rs e
ou urc
Q
P Note: To simplify the treatment in the EBG's, phase energy was not
o

included. Furthermore, only the initial and final chemical energy

aC s

states are shown in the diagram at left.

vi y re

2. When solid zinc was added to hydrochloric acid, the products were hydrogen
ed d

gas and an aqueous solution of zinc chloride. You could feel the test tube
ar stu

get hotter.
Zn(s) + 2 HCl(aq)  ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g) + energy
is

Q
Th
sh

Note: the system first trades Ech for Eth. Then energy leaves the
R system until it is in thermal equilibrium with the surroundings.

©Modeling Instruction – AMTA 2014 1

This study source was downloaded by 100000795132353 from CourseHero.com on 04-22-2021 15:20:43 GMT -05:00
U7 ws4 v2.1

https://www.coursehero.com/file/37523991/09-ws4-keydoc/
 3. Isopropyl alcohol (C3H7OH) burns in air to produce carbon dioxide and water
vapor.

2 C3H7OH + 9 O2  6 CO2 + 8 H2O + energy

4. In chemical cold packs, solid ammonium chloride dissolves in water forming

aqueous ammonium and chloride ions. As a result of this solvation reaction,
the pack feels cold on your injured ankle.
energy + NH4Cl(s)  NH4+(aq) + Cl–(aq)

m
er as
co
eH w
o.
rs e
ou urc
Q
o

Some may wonder why dissolving is considered a chemical reaction. It is not a

aC s

phase change as the NH4Cl is not breaking into ions as a result of melting. Instead,
vi y re

a reaction occurs in which some water molecules are bound to the NH 4+ and Cl–
ions; as such their structure differs from those water molecules that have only given
up some of their thermal energy. Because the system is cooler than the
surrounding, energy flows into the system.
ed d
ar stu

5. In chemical hot packs, solid sodium acetate crystallizes from a

supersaturated solution of sodium acetate. The pack feels warm to the
touch for 30 minutes or longer.
is

Na+(aq) + C2H3O2–(aq)  NaC2H3O2(s) + energy

Th

Q
sh

The same reasoning as in #4 applies to this reaction.

©Modeling Instruction – AMTA 2014 2

This study source was downloaded by 100000795132353 from CourseHero.com on 04-22-2021 15:20:43 GMT -05:00
U7 ws4 v2.1

https://www.coursehero.com/file/37523991/09-ws4-keydoc/
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)