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Thermodynamics - Numericals

The document contains a series of thermodynamics numerical problems involving calculations of work done, changes in enthalpy, Gibbs free energy, and heat of formation for various chemical reactions. It includes specific scenarios such as the expansion and compression of ideal gases, combustion reactions, and the application of Hess's law. Additionally, it addresses the spontaneity of reactions based on enthalpy and entropy changes.

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Thermodynamics - Numericals

The document contains a series of thermodynamics numerical problems involving calculations of work done, changes in enthalpy, Gibbs free energy, and heat of formation for various chemical reactions. It includes specific scenarios such as the expansion and compression of ideal gases, combustion reactions, and the application of Hess's law. Additionally, it addresses the spontaneity of reactions based on enthalpy and entropy changes.

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Numericals – Therrmodynamics:

1. 3 moles of an ideal gas is expanded from 15dm3 to 20dm3 at a constant external pressure
of 1.2 atm. Calculate the work done in L atm and Joules.

2. Calcualte the external pressure required to compress 2 moles of an ideal gas from volume
13dm3 to 5dm3 when the work done is 4862.4J.

3. 2 moles of an ideal gas is expanded reversibly and isothermally from 20 L to 30L at 300K.
calculate the work done . { R = 8.314 J /K.mol}

4. 22g of CO2 is compressed isothermally and reversibly at 298 K from initial pressure of
100kPawhen the work done is 1.2kJ.find the final pressure.

5. 300 mmol of an ideal gas occupies 13.7dm3at 300K.calculate the work done

a.isothermally when the volume is increased by 2.3dm3

b. isothermally and reversibly

c. in vacuum

6. H for the reaction 2C (s) +3H2(g) C2H6(g) is – 84.4kJ at 250C. Calculate U for the
reaction.

7. In a particular reaction 2kJ of heat is releasedand 6kJ of work is done on the system.
Calcualte H and U

8. Calcualte the work done in oxidation of 4 moles of SO2at 250C if :

2SO2 (g) + 02(g) 2SO3(g) . State whether work is done on the system or
by the system.

9. Sucrose undergoes combustion as:

C12H22O11 + 12O2 12CO2 + 11H2O, H = -5643kJ

Calculate the energy liberated when 3.42g of sucrose is burnt. ( ans = -56.43kJ)

Calculation on change in enthalpy and heat of reaction:

1. Calculate standard enthalpy of reaction,


2C2 H6 (g) +7O2 (g) 4 CO2 (g) + 6 H2 O(l) Given that ∆f H 0 (CO2 )= -393.5 kJ
mol-1, ∆f H0 (H2 O)= -285.8 kJ mol-1 and ∆f H0 (C2 H6 ) = -84.9 kJ/ mol

2. Calculate standard enthalpy of reaction,


Fe2 O3 (s) + 3CO(g) 2 Fe(s) + 3CO2 (g), from the following data. ∆f H 0
(Fe2 O3 ) = -824 kJ/mol, ∆f H0 (CO) = -110 kJ/mol, ∆f H0 (CO2 ) = -393
kJ/mol .

Numericals on Gibbs free energy: and entropy:


1. State whether following reactions are spontaneous or not. Further state whether they
are exothermic or endothermic.
a. ∆H = -110 kJ and ∆S = +40 JK-1 at 400 K .
b. ∆H = +50 kJ and ∆S = -130 JK-1 at 250 K

2. For the reaction, CH4 (g) + H2 (g) C2 H6 (g), Kp = 3.356 × 1017 Calculate ∆G0
for the reaction at 25 0 C.

3. Calculate ∆S total and state whether the reaction is spontaneous or nonspontaneous at


25 0 C. HgS(s) + O2 (g) Hg(l) + SO2 (g), ∆H0 = -238.6 kJ, ∆S0 = +36.7 J K-1.

4. Delta H = 219 kJ and S = -21 J/K at 298K . Find Delta G and predict spontaneity.

Hess’s law numericals

5. Calcualte the heat of formation of methanol from the following data:

CH3OH (l) + 3/2 O2 CO2 + 2H2O (l) , H = -726kJ

C (s) + O2 (g) CO2 (g) , H = -394kJ

H2(g) + 1/2O2 (g) H2O (l) , H = -286kJ

(ans = -240kJ/mol)

6. Calculate the heat of combustion of ethanol from the following data:

i. Heat of formation of ethanol = -64.1kcal

ii. Heat of formation of water = -68.5kcal

iii. Heat of formation of CO2 = -94.3kcal

(ans = -330kcal)

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