Exercise 6.2b - Calorimetry

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AP Chemistry

Exercise 6.2b Name:


Calorimetry Date: Per:

DIRECTIONS: Answer the following in the space provided.


1. The specific heat capacity of aluminum is 0.900 J/°C·g.
a. Calculate the energy needed to raise the temperature of a 8.50 × 10 2 g block of aluminum from 22.8°C to 94.6°C.
b. Calculate the molar heat capacity of aluminum.

2. The specific heat capacity of graphite is 0.71 J/°C·g. Calculate the energy required to
a. Raise the temperature of 1.0 mol of graphite by 1.0°C.
b. Raise the temperature of 850. g of graphite by 150.°C.
c. Raise the temperature of 75 kg of graphite from 294 K to 348 K.

3. It takes 78.2 J to raise the temperature of 45.6 g lead by 13.3°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity and molar heat
capacity of lead.

4. It takes 585 J of energy to raise the temperature of 125.6 g mercury from 20.0°C to 53.5°C. Calculate the specific heat
capacity and molar heat capacity of mercury.

5. A 28.2 g sample of nickel is heated to 99.8°C and placed in a coffee-cup calorimeter containing 150.0 g water at 23.5°C.
After the metal cools, the final temperature of metal and water is 25.0°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of nickel,
assuming no heat escapes to the surroundings or is transferred to the calorimeter.

Revised: 2019-01-09 Answers: 1) a: 54900 J, b: 24.3 J/mol•oC 2) a: 8.5 J, b: 91 kJ, c: 2.9x106 J 3) 0.129 J/g•oC, 26.7 J/mol•oC 4) 0.139 J/g•oC, 27.9 J/mol•oC 5) 0.45 J/g•oC
6) 0.19 J/g•oC 7) -170 J/g, -20. kJ/mol 8) 2050 J/oC 9) 26.8oC 10) 311K 11) 23.7°C 12) −66.9 kJ/mol 13) 39.2°C
AP Chemistry
Exercise 6.2b Name:
Calorimetry Date: Per:

6. A 46.2 g sample of copper is heated to 95.4°C and then placed in a calorimeter containing 70.0 g water at 19.6°C. After
the metal cools, the final temperature of metal and water is 21.8°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of copper,
assuming that all the heat lost by the copper is gained by the water.

7. A coffee-cup calorimeter initially contains 125 g water at 24.2C. Potassium bromide (10.5 g) also at 24.2C, is added to
the water, and after the KBr dissolves the final temperature is 21.1C. Calculate the enthalpy change for dissolving the
salt in J/g and kJ/mol. Assume that the specific heat capacity of the solution is 4.18 J/gC and that no heat is transferred
to the surroundings or to the calorimeter.

8. Camphor (C10H16O) has a heat of combustion of 5903.6 kJ/mol. When a sample of camphor with mass 0.1204 g is burned
in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature increases by 2.28C. Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter in J/oC.

9. Consider the reaction


2HCl(aq) + Ba(OH)2(aq)  BaCl2(aq) + 2H2O(l) H = 118 kJ
Calculate the heat when 100.0 mL of 0.500 M HCl is mixed with 300.0 mL of 0.500 M Ba(OH)2. Assuming that the
temperature of both solutions was initially 25.0C and that the final mixture has a mass of 400.0 g and a specific heat
capacity of 4.18 J/gC, calculate the final temperature of the mixture.

10. A 30.0 g sample of water at 280 K is mixed with 50.0 g of water at 330 K. Calculate the final temperature of the mixture
assuming no heat loss to the surroundings.

Revised: 2019-01-09 Answers: 1) a: 54900 J, b: 24.3 J/mol•oC 2) a: 8.5 J, b: 91 kJ, c: 2.9x106 J 3) 0.129 J/g•oC, 26.7 J/mol•oC 4) 0.139 J/g•oC, 27.9 J/mol•oC 5) 0.45 J/g•oC
6) 0.19 J/g•oC 7) -170 J/g, -20. kJ/mol 8) 2050 J/oC 9) 26.8oC 10) 311K 11) 23.7°C 12) −66.9 kJ/mol 13) 39.2°C
AP Chemistry
Exercise 6.2b Name:
Calorimetry Date: Per:

11. A 5.00 g sample of aluminum pellets (specific heat capacity = 0.89 J/°C∙g) and 10.00 sample of iron pellets (specific heat
capacity = 0.45 J/°C∙g) are heated to 100.0°C. The mixture of hot iron and aluminum is then dropped into 97.3 g of water
at 22.0°C. Calculate the final temperature of the metal and water mixture, assuming no heat loss to the surroundings.

12. In a coffee-cup calorimeter, 50.0 mL of 0.100 M AgNO 3 and 50.0 mL of 0.100 M HCl are mixed to yield the following
reaction:
Ag+(aq) + Cl- (aq) → AgCl(s)
The two solutions were initially at 22.60°C, and the final temperature is 23.40°C. Calculate the heat that accompanies
this reaction in kJ/mol of AgCl formed. Assume that the combined solution has a mass of 100.0 g and a specific heat
capacity of 4.18 J/°C∙g.

13. Consider the dissolution of CaCl2:


CaCl2(s) → Ca2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) ∆H = -81.5 kJ
An 11.0 g sample of CaCl2 is dissolved in 125 g water, with both substances at 25.0°C. Calculate the final temperature of
the solution assuming no heat loss to the surroundings and assuming the solution has a specific heat capacity of 4.18
J/°C∙g.

14. If a student performs an endothermic reaction in a calorimeter, how does the calculated value of ∆H differ from the actual
value if the heat exchanged with the calorimeter is not taken into account?

Revised: 2019-01-09 Answers: 1) a: 54900 J, b: 24.3 J/mol•oC 2) a: 8.5 J, b: 91 kJ, c: 2.9x106 J 3) 0.129 J/g•oC, 26.7 J/mol•oC 4) 0.139 J/g•oC, 27.9 J/mol•oC 5) 0.45 J/g•oC
6) 0.19 J/g•oC 7) -170 J/g, -20. kJ/mol 8) 2050 J/oC 9) 26.8oC 10) 311K 11) 23.7°C 12) −66.9 kJ/mol 13) 39.2°C

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