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Determination of the Enthalpy Change of a ReactionDetermine the enthalpy change of the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate by an indirect method based on Hess' law.
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Determination of the Enthalpy Change of a Reaction Determine the enthalpy change of the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate by an indirect method based on Hess' law. Using the proposed method of obtaining results, these values were gathered: Reaction 1: CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) ==> CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l) Experiment Number Mass of CaCO3 (g) Temperature Change (?) 1 2.50 2 2 2.55 2 1/6 3 2.50 2 1/4 4 2.53 2 1/6 5 2.47 2 µ 2.51 2.12 Reaction 2: CaO(s) + 2HCl(aq) ==> CaCl2(aq) +H2O(l) Experiment Number Mass of CaO (g) Temperature Change (oK) 1 1.30 9 1/2 2 1.36 10 1/3 3 1.46 11 4 1.35 10 1/6 5 1.40 10 1/2 µ 1.37 10.3 µ in both cases represents the mean of the data. Using the equation for enthalpy change: ?H = mc?T Where: m = Mass of liquid to which heat is transferred to (g) c = Specific heat capacity of aqueous solution (taken as water = 4.18 J.g-1.K-1) ?T = Temperature change (oK) We can thus determine the enthalpy changes of reaction 1 and reaction 2 using the mean (µ) of the data obtained. Reaction 1: ?H = 50 x 4.18 x -2.12 ?H =...
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