1.

How much energy is needed to heat enough water to make a cup of tea (250 mL), if the water is
initially at 20.0˚C and you want to increase the temperature to 85.0˚C? (Assume that 1.00 mL of
water has a mass of 1.00 g.) (+68.1 kJ) (calorimetry)

2. As the tea in Question 1 steeps, it cools from 85.0˚C to 75.0˚C. How much energy is lost by the tea as
it steeps? (-1.05 kJ) (calorimetry)

3. A 55.0 g block of aluminum cools from 53.2˚C to 25.0˚C. What amount of energy is lost by the
aluminum block? (c = 0.897 J/g·˚C) (-1.39 kJ) (calorimetry)

4. What quantity of heat energy is absorbed when 10.0 kg of aluminum, initially at a temperature of
20˚C, warms up to its melting point, 660˚C, but does not melt? (c = 0.897 kJ/kg·˚C) (+5.74 mJ)
(calorimetry)
5. Metal blocks A and B have the same mass, but block A has a lower heat capacity than block B. Both
blocks are placed on a hot plate such that each block receives the same amount of heat energy.
When the hot plate is turned off, which block is cooler and why? (B) (calorimetry)

6. The equations for the combustion of ammonia, the combustion of hydrogen, and the formation of
ammonia are given below. What is the molar enthalpy of formation for ammonia? (-50 kJ) (Hess’ law)
I. 4NH3(g) + 3O2(g)  6H2O(g) + 2N2(g) ΔH1 = -1516 kJ
II. 2H2(g) + O2(g)  2H2O(g) ΔH2 = -572 kJ
III. N2(g) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(g) ΔHNH3 = ?

7. Which of the following reactions is endothermic? (enthalpy change)

I. 2SO2(g) + O2(g)  2SO3(g) + 197.8 kJ
II. P4(s) + 6Cl2(g)  4PCl3(g), ΔH = -1148 kJ
III. C(s) + H2O(g)  CO(g) + H2(g), ΔH = +131.3 kJ

8. Circle the correct answers. (enthalpy change, activation energy)

Exothermic reactions create products that have ( higher / lower ) potential energy than the
reactants. Because of the activation energy barrier, these reactions ( always / do not always )
occur as soon as the reactants are mixed.

9. Which of the following statements about the actions of catalysts in chemical reactions is false?
(activation energy)
I. They lower the reverse activation energy.
II. They lower the forward activation energy.
III. They increase the ΔH for endothermic reactions.
IV. They increase the probability of successful collisions.
10. Coal gasification converts coal into a combustible mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, called
coal gas, in a gasifier.

H2O(g) + C(s)  CO(g) + H2(g) ΔrH˚ = ?

Calculate the standard enthalpy change for the reaction above from the following chemical
equations and standard enthalpy changes. (+131.3 kJ) (Hess’ Law)

I. 2C(s) + O2(g)  2CO(g) ΔfH˚ = -221.0 kJ

II. 2H2(g) + O2(g)  2H2O(g) ΔfH˚ = -438.6 kJ

11. Coal gas can also be used as a fuel, for example, in a combustion turbine.

CO(g) + H2(g) + O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g) ΔcH˚ = ?

Calculate the standard enthalpy change for the reaction above from the following information.
(-524.8 kJ) (Hess’ Law)

I. 2C(s) + O2(g)  2CO(g) ΔfH˚ = -221.0 kJ

II. C(s) + O2(g)  CO2(g) ΔfH˚ = -393.5 kJ
III. 2H2(g) + O2(g)  2H2O(g) ΔfH˚ = -483.6 kJ
12. If 100.0 g of a substance releases 45 kJ of energy as it cools from 13.0˚C to -15.0˚C, what is the
specific heat capacity of the substance? (16 J/g˚C) (calorimetry)

13. A 5.0 g of sample of an unidentified metal absorbs 71 J of energy as its temperature increases from
125˚C to 162˚C. What metal is the sample? (Cu) (calorimetry)