Calculate the change in entropy of 3 moles of liquid water if you heat it from 5˚C to 95˚C. The molar heat capacity of liquid water is 75.38 J/molK. Please report your answer one point past the decimal with the unit J/K.

Respuesta :

Answer: The entropy change of the liquid water is 63.4 J/K

Explanation:

To calculate the entropy change for same phase at different temperature, we use the equation:

[tex]\Delta S=n\times C_{p}\times \ln (\frac{T_2}{T_1})[/tex]

where,

[tex]\Delta S[/tex] = Entropy change

[tex]C_{p}[/tex] = molar heat capacity of liquid water = 75.38 J/mol.K

n = number of moles of liquid water = 3 moles

[tex]T_2[/tex] = final temperature = [tex]95^oC=[95+273]K=368K[/tex]

[tex]T_1[/tex] = initial temperature = [tex]5^oC=[5+273]K=278K[/tex]

Putting values in above equation, we get:

[tex]\Delta S=3mol\times 75.38J/mol.K\times \ln (\frac{368}{278})\\\\\Delta S=63.4J/K[/tex]

Hence, the entropy change of the liquid water is 63.4 J/K

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