Answer: The heat of hydration for potassium nitrate is 708.8 kJ/mol
Explanation:
We are given:
Heat of solution for potassium nitrate = 23.8 kJ/mol
Lattice energy for potassium nitrate = -685.0 kJ/mol
Heat of hydration for potassium nitrate = ?
To calculate the heat of hydration, we use the equation:
Heat of the solution = Heat of hydration + Lattice energy
Putting values in above equation, we get:
[tex]23.8=\text{Heat of hydration}+(-685.0)\\\\\text{Heat of hydration}=23.8-(-685.0)\\\\\text{Heat of hydration}=708.8kJ/mol[/tex]
Hence, the heat of hydration for potassium nitrate is 708.8 kJ/mol
