In an experiment, a 0.4351 g sample of benzil (C14H10O2) is burned completely in a bomb calorimeter. The calorimeter is surrounded by 1.153×103 g of water. During the combustion the temperature increases from 25.10 to 27.60 °C. The heat capacity of water is 4.184 J g-1°C-1. The heat capacity of the calorimeter was determined in a previous experiment to be 994.1 J/°C. Assuming that no energy is lost to the surroundings, calculate the molar heat of combustion of benzil based on these data. C14H10O2(s) + (31/2) O2(g) 5 H2O(l) + 14 CO2(g) + Energy Molar Heat of Combustion = kJ/mol g

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Answer:

The enthalpy change during the reaction is -7020.09 kJ/mole.

Explanation:

First we have to calculate the heat gained by the calorimeter.

[tex]q=c\times (T_{final}-T_{initial})[/tex]

where,

q = heat gained = ?

c = specific heat = [tex]994.1 J/^oC[/tex]

[tex]T_{final}[/tex] = final temperature = [tex]27.60^oC[/tex]

[tex]T_{initial}[/tex] = initial temperature = [tex]25.10^oC[/tex]

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get:

[tex]q=994.1 J/^oC\times (27.60-25.10)^oC[/tex]

[tex]q= 2,485.25 J[/tex]

The heat gained by water present in calorimeter. = q'

[tex]q'=mc\times (T_{final}-T_{initial})[/tex]

where,

q' = heat gained = ?

m = mass of water = [tex]1.153\times 10^3 g[/tex]

c' = specific heat of water = [tex]4.184 J/^oC[/tex]

[tex]T_{final}[/tex] = final temperature = [tex]27.60^oC[/tex]

[tex]T_{initial}[/tex] = initial temperature = [tex]25.10^oC[/tex]

[tex]q'=1.153\times 10^3 g\times 4.184 J/^oC\times (27.60-25.10)^oC[/tex]

q ' = 12,060.38 J

Now we have to calculate the enthalpy change during the reaction.

[tex]\Delta H=-\frac{Q}{n}[/tex]

where,

[tex]\Delta H[/tex] = enthalpy change = ?

Q = heat gained = -(q+q') = -(2,485.25 J + 12,060.38 J)= -14,545.63 J

Q = -14.54563 kJ

n = number of moles fructose = [tex]\frac{\text{Mass of benzil}}{\text{Molar mass of benzil}}=\frac{0.4351 g}{210 g/mol}=0.002072 mole[/tex]

[tex]\Delta H=-\frac{-14.54563 kJ}{0.002072 mole}=-7020.09 kJ/mole[/tex]

Therefore, the enthalpy change during the reaction is -7020.09 kJ/mole.

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