Exercise 6.2b - Calorimetry
Exercise 6.2b - Calorimetry
Exercise 6.2b - Calorimetry
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 24.2C. Potassium bromide (10.5 g) also at 24.2C, is added to
the water, and after the KBr dissolves the final temperature is 21.1C. 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/gC 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 2.28C. Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter in J/oC.
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.
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