Answer to Question #228212 in General Chemistry for Pasia

Question

Equal volumes, 50.0 ml of 0.54897 M solution of HCl and 0.9573 M NaOH solutions having an initial temperature of 18.5 degree Celsius react in a coffee cup calorimeter. The resultant solution records a temperature of 22.9 degree Celsius. since the solutions are mostly water, the solutions are assumed to have a density of 1.0g/ml and a specific heat of 4.184 j/g degree Celsius. The heat capacity of the calorimeter is 1.0*10^1 j/degree. Which reagent is limiting

Answer 1

Number of moles of HCl and NaOH added

= 1000

MV

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= 1/1000×50

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=0.05

Mass of mixture =V×d=100×=100g

Heat evolved, q=msΔT=100×4.18×(27.5−21.0)

=100×4.18×6.5J=2717J=2.717 kJ

(b) The involved reaction is:

HCl(aq.)+NaOH(aq.)→NaCl(aq.)+H2O

ΔH= Heat evolved per mol

= 0.05−2.717