Chemistry 11 HL Unit 5 / IB Topic 5.

Energetics 3
Practice Problems - Hesss Law - SOLUTIONS
1. see your notes

2. a) C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g)

b) Eq 1 x 1 C(s) + 1/2 O2(g) CO(g) H1 = - 110.5 kJ

Eq 2 x 1 CO(g) + 1/2 O2(g) CO2(g) H2 = - 280.3 kJ

C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g) H = -390.8 kJ

3. a) Eq 1 x -1 2 Fe(s) + 3 CO2(g) Fe2O3(s) + 3 CO(g) H1 = +6.39 kcal

Eq 2 x 3 3CO(g) + 3/2 O2(g) 3CO2(g) H2 = -202.89 kcal

2 Fe(s) + 3/2 O2(g) Fe2O3(s) H = -196.50 kcal

b) H = -196.50 kcal x 4.18 kJ/kcal = -821.37 kJ

c)
1 mol
mol Fe = 2500 g x
55.58 g
= 44.8 mol

821.37 kJ
heat released = x 44.8 mol Fe
2 mol Fe
= 1.84 x 10 4 kJ

4. a) CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)

b) Eq 1 x 1 C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g) H1 = -393.5 kJ

Eq 2 x 2 2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(l) H2 = -571.2 kJ
Eq 3 x -1 CH4(g) C(s) + 2H2(g) H3 = +74.8 kJ

CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) Hc = -889.9 kJ

5. Eq 1 x -1/2 HCl(g) + Na2O(s) NaCl(s) + H2O(l) H1 = -253.65 kJ

Eq 2 x -1/2 NaNO2(s) NO(g) + NO2(g) + Na2O(s) H2 = +213.57 kJ
Eq 3 x NO(g) + NO2(g) N2O(g) + O2(g) H3 = -21.34 kJ
Eq 4 x -1/2 N2O(g) + O2(g) + H2O(l) HNO2(l) H4 = -17.18 kJ

HCl(g) + NaNO2(s) NaCl(s) + HNO2(g) H = -78.6 kJ
Chemistry 11 HL Unit 5 / IB Topic 5.3

6.

H2 + 2H3 = H1 + H4
-393 + 2(-286) = H1 + (-890)
H1 = -75 kJ
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Note: The units for this answer should be kJ mol because the question is asking for
an enthalpy of formation value. You will learn more about this value in Energetics 5.