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2.3,1 Enthalpy Changes Exam Questions

1. The standard enthalpy change of formation of hexane is -199 kJ mol-1.

Using the axes below, show the enthalpy profile diagram for the formation of hexane.

On your diagram label the enthalpy change of reaction, LH, and the activation energy,
Ea

enthalpy

reaction pathway

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2. Alkanes are important hydrocarbons since they are used as fuels in homes and in
industry. lt is important that the enthalpy changes involved in alkane reactions are
known.

(i) Define the term enthalpy change of formation of a compound.

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(ii) Write the equation, including state symbols, that accompanies the enthalpy
change of formation of hexane, C6H14(l).

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(iii) What conditions of temperature and pressure are used when measuring the
standard enthalpy change of formation?

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3. The combustion of butane is shown in the equation below.

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(i) The standard enthalpy change of combustion of butane is -2877 kJ mol-1. What
does sfandard mean in this context?

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(ii) Define the term enthalpy change of combustion.

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(iii) Complete the enthalpy profile diagram for the combustion of butane. Label the
activation energy, Eu, and the enthalpy change, AH.

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4. ln an experiment to determine the standard enthalpy change of combustion of propan-

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1-ol, C3H7OH, a student used the apparatus shown below.

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(a) Define the term enthalpy change of combustion.

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(b) write the equation for the standard enthalpy change of combustion of
propan-1-ol, C3H7OH.

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(c) The student measured 50.0 cm3 of water into the beaker and lit the burner. When
the temperature of the water had gone up by 12.8 'c, he found that 0.100 g of
propan-1-ol had been burnt.

(i) Calculate the energy, in kJ, produced by burning 0.100 g of propan-1-ol.

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(ii) Calculate the number of moles of propan-1-ol in 0.100 g.

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(iii) Calculate the enthalpy change of combustion, in kJ mol-1, of propan-1-ol.

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maximum error of the measuring cylinder was +- 1cm3. Calculate the % error in
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(e) The student looked in a text book and found that the actual value for the standard
enthalpy change of combustion of propan-1-ol was more exothermic than the
experimental value.

Suggest two reasons for the difference between this value and the one he
obtained experimentally.

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(f) The student told one of her friends and she suggested using a 10cm3 measuring
cylinder 5 times as its maximum error was +- 0.5cm3

State and explain whether this method would reduce the error in measuring
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5. A student carries out an experiment to determine the enthalpy change of combustion of

glucose.
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100 cm3 of water from 23.7 'C to 41 .0 'C.

(i) Calculate the energy released, in kJ, during combustion of 0.831 g glucose.

The specific heat capacity of water = 418 J g-' K '.

Density of water = 1.00 g cm-3.

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(ii) Calculate the amount, in moles, of glucose that is burned.

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(iii) Calculate the enthalpy change of combustion of glucose.
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6. Some reactions of H2O2 are exothermic. Use ideas about the enthalpy changes that
take place during bond breaking and bond making to explain why some reactions are
exothermic.

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7. The equations for the combination of gaseous atoms of carbon and hydrogen to form
methane, CHa, ?nd ethane, CzHo, are shown below.

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C(g) + 4H(g) -+ CHa(g) LH = -1652 kJ mot-1
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2c(g) + 0H(g) -+ c2H6(g) LH = -2825 kJ mol-1
Use this data to calculate:
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Enthalpy changes can be calculated using enthalpy changes of combustion. The table
below shows some values for standard enthalpy changes of combustion.

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Enthalpy changes of combustion can be used to determine enthalpy changes of

formation.

(i) Write the equation for the standard enthalpy change of formation of butane,
C+Hro. lnclude state symbols in your answer.
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(ii) Use the following data to calculate the standard enthalpy change of formation of
butane.
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carbon -394
hydrogen -286
butane -2877
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10. The standard enthalpy change of combustion of glucose can also be determined
indirectly.

Calculate the standard enthalpy change of combustion of glucose using the standard
enthalpy changes of formation below.

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