When 30 mL of 1.0M HCl was mixed with 50 mL of 1.0 M NaOH in a coffee cup calorimeter, the temperature of the solution rose from 24.8 C to 41.5 C. Determine the heat of the reaction. Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic? Explain.
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
When 30 mL of 1.0M HCl was mixed with 50 mL of 1.0 M NaOH in a coffee cup calorimeter, the temperature of the solution rose from 24.8 C to 41.5 C. Determine the heat of the reaction. Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic? Explain.
Given : Concentration of NaOH = 1.0 M
Concentration of HCl = 1.0 M
Volume of NaOH solution = 50 mL = 0.050 L (since 1 L = 1000 mL)
Volume of HCl solution = 30.0 mL = 0.030 L (since 1 L = 1000 mL)
Initial temperature of solution = 24.8 oC
And final temperature of solution = 41.5 oC
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