Applications of Thermodynamics: Enthalpy

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Applications of Thermodynamics: Enthalpy: Overview

This topic highlights a useful new state function. We will also study the various types of reactions for negative and positive change in enthalpies. It also deals with extensive and intensive properties and heat capacities in detail.

Important Questions on Applications of Thermodynamics: Enthalpy

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The quantity of heat (in J) required to raise the temperature of 1.0 kg of ethanol from 293.45 K to the boiling point and then change the liquid to vapor at that temperature is closest to [Given, boiling point of ethanol 351.45 K. Specific heat capacity of liquid ethanol 2.44 J g-1 K-1. Latent heat of vaporisation of ethanol 855 Jg-1 ]

 

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The difference between Cp and Cv for liquids and solids is extremely large.

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Column I (Gas) column II (Ratio γ=CpCv)
(A) Ammonia (p) 1.20
(B) Carbon dioxide (q) 1.30
(C) Carbon monoxide (r)  1.40
(D) Helium (s) 1.66

Matching Type question

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One mol of a non-ideal gas undergoes a change of state (2.0 atm, 3.0 L, 95 K)  (4.0 atm, 5.0 L, 245 K) with a change in internal energy, U = 30.0 L atm. The change in enthalpy (H) of the process in L atm is

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Molar heat capacity of aluminium is 25 J K-1 mol-1. The heat necessary to raise the temperature of 54 g of aluminium (Atomic mass 27 g mol-1 ) from 30 °C to 50°C is

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How much energy does it take to raise the temperature of 50 g of copper by 100°C? The specific heat capacity of copper is 0.4 J g-1 °C-1.

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Heat capacity of an iron pin will be different from a big iron brick.

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In a constant volume calorimeter, 3.5 g of a gas with molecular weight 28 was burnt in excess oxygen at 298.0 K . The temperature of the calorimeter was found to increase from 298.0 K to 298.45 K due to the combustion process. Given that heat capacity of the calorimeter is 2.5 kJ  K -1 , the numerical value for the enthalpy of combustion of the gas in kJ  mol -1 is

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CP/CV for noble gases is

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For the reaction: N2+3H2 2NH3

Which one of the following is correct regarding H?

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250 ml of 0.1 MHCl and 250 ml of 0.1 MKOH, both being at the same temperature, are mixed thoroughly and the temperature rise is found to be T1. If the experiment is repeated using 500 ml each of the two solutions and T2 is the temperature rise, then which is true?

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Statement = CP-CV=R for an ideal gas

Explanation =UVT=0 for an ideal gas.

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For an ideal gas, Cp,mCv,m=γ. The molecular mass of a gas is M, its specific heat capacity at constant volume is:

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Stearic acid CH3CH216CO2H is a fatty acid, the part of fat that stores most of the energy. 1.0 g of stearic acid was burnt in a bomb calo rimeter. The bomb had a heat capacity of 652 J/oC  . If the temperature of 500 g water c=4.18 J/goC rose from 25.0 to 39.3oC , how much heat was released when the stearic acid was burnt? [Given CpH2O=4.18 J/goC ]

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Diborane is a potential rocket fuel which undergoes combustion according to the reaction,

B2H6(g)+3O2(g)B2O3(g)+3H2Og

From the following data, calculate the enthalpy change for the combustion of diborane :

i 2Bs+32O2gB2O3s ;ΔH= -1273 kJ mol-1

ii H2g+12O2gH2Ol ;ΔH= -286 kJ mol-1

iii H2OlH2Og ;ΔH=44 kJ mol-1

iv 2Bs+3H2gB2H6g ;ΔH=36 kJ mol-1

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Which statement (s) is/ are correct?

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For two mole of an ideal gas:

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Molar heat capacity at constant P for a substance is equal to:

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If for an ideal gas, the ratio of pressure and volume is constant and is equal to 1 atm L-1, the molar heat capacity at constant pressure would be: