Chapter 17 Review

1. Write the heat of formation reaction for each of the following compounds. Include the heat of
formation value (use appendix of text).
a) CO (g)

b) NaClO3(s)

c) SO3(g)

2. Find Hrxn for the following reaction: 2NO(g) + O2(g) ------> 2NO2(g)
Hfvalues: NO= 90.37 kJ/mol, NO2= 33.84 kJ/mol
3. How much heat is released when 75g of octane is burned completely if the enthalpy of
combustion is -5,500 kJ/mol C8H18?

C8H18 + 25/2O2 8CO2 + 9H2O

4. How much heat is released when 6.38 grams of Ag (s) reacts by the equation shown below at
standard state conditions?
4Ag (s) + 2H2S (g) + O2 (g) 2Ag2S (s) + 2H2O (l)
Substance

HfO

H2S (g)

-20.6

Ag2S (s)

-32.6

H2O (l)

-285.8

5. The formation and decomposition of water can be represented by the following thermochemical
equations:
H2 (g) + O2 (g) H2O (g) + 241.8 kJ/mol H2O (l) + 241.8 kJ/mol H2 (g) + O2
(g)
a.
b.
6.
7.

Is heat being taken in or released as liquid H2O decomposes?

What is the appropriate sign for the enthalpy change in this decomposition reaction?
If 200. g of water at 20.00C absorbs 41,840 J of heat, what will its final temperature be?
The heat of combustion of acetylene gas is -1301.1 kJ/mol of C2H2.
A. Write the balanced thermochemical equation for the complete combustion of C2H2.
B. If 0.25 mol of C2H2 react according to the equation in part a, how much heat is
released?
C. How many grams of C2H2 are needed to react according to the equation in part a to
release 3900 kJ of heat?

8.
a. Which letter represents the energy of the activated complex?
b. Which letter represents the energy of the reactants?

9. For the reaction A + B , the activation energy for the forward direction
equals 85 kJ/mol and the activation energy for the reverse direction equals
80 kJ/mol.
a. Which side has the great energy content, the reactants or the product?
b. What is the heat of reaction in the forward direction?

c. The heat of reaction in the reverse direction is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to the heat
of reaction in the forward direction. True or false?
10. For each of the following reactions, say how, if at all, you would expect its rate of reaction to be
affected by the following factors:
a) Temperature
c) Surface area of solid
d) Concentration
11. Calculate the total heat energy in Joules needed to convert 20.0g of H2O from -10C to 70C.
Specific heat of H2O: solid = 2.06 J/gC

liquid = 4.184 J/gC

gas = 2.02 J/gC

Heat of fusion of H2O: 334 J/g

Answer Key
1. a. C(s) + O2(g) CO(g) + 110.5 kJ
b. Na + 1/2Cl2 + 3/2O2 NaClO3 + 53 kJ
c. S(s) + 3/2 O2(g) + 395.7kJ
2. [(2Hf NO2 (2Hf NO + HfO2)]
[(2 * 33.84) (2 * 90.37)]kJ
-113.06kJ
3. 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(g) C2H6(g) + 7/2O2(g)
C2H6(g) C2H2(g) + 2H2(g)

H =94.5 kJ

2H2(g) + O2 (g) 2H2O(g)

H =2*(-71.2) kJ

2CO2(g) + H2O(g) C2H2(g) + 5/2O2(g)

H =235.1kJ

4. C(s) + O2 => CO2

CO2 CO + 1/2O2
Htotal = -100.5 kJ
5.
6.
7.
8.

H =283 kJ

3600 kJ
8.80 kJ
a. Taken in
70C

b. Positive

H = -787/2 kJ
H = 586/2 kJ

9. A. C2H2 (g) + 5/2O2 (g) 2CO2 (g) + H2O (l) + heat energy
B. 320. kJ (325 kJ not rounded)
C. 78 g
10. a. D b. C c. D d. C e. B
11. a. The product
b. 5 kJ/mol
c. true
12. a. As temp increases, rate of reaction increases
b. As surface area increases, rate of reaction increases
c. As concentration of a reactant increases, rate of reaction increases
13. 12.9 kJ