energy and heat associated with chemical reactions and/or physical transformations. A reaction may release or absorb energy‚ and a phase may change‚ such as in melting and boiling. Thermochemistry focuses on these energy changes‚ particularly on the system ’s energy exchange with its surroundings. In combination with entropy determinations‚ it is used to predict whether a reaction is spontaneous or non-spontaneous‚ favourable or unfavourable. Chemical reactions can be divided into two based on the
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Capacity for a Calorimeter and of the Enthalpy of an Acid-Base Reaction Abstract The purpose of this lab was to first‚ determine the specific heat capacity of a homemade calorimeter‚ and second‚ to calculate the enthalpy of reaction for an acid-base reaction between 6M KOH and 6M HNO3. To determine the specific heat capacity of the calorimeter‚ two differing temperatures of water were measured and volume was measured and mixed within the calorimeter. The enthalpy of reaction for an acid-base
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Determination of the Enthalpy for Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Objective: To construct a coffee cup calorimeter‚ measure its calorimeter constant‚ and determine the enthalpy of decomposition and formation of hydrogen peroxide. Background: This experiment is a classic thermodynamics lab. In it‚ we attempt to measure the enthalpy (H) of a chemical reaction. The main obstacle is that this is a quantity that cannot be measured directly. It instead is observed as heat from one substance is transferred
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CHEMISTRY DETERMINATION OF ENTHALPY CHANGE OF NEUTRALIZATION IA Criteria Assessed: DCP CE MS Introduction When an alkali neutralizes an acid‚ a salt and water are formed. Aqueous hydrogen ions (H+(aq)) from the acid react with the hydroxide ions (OH- (aq)) from alkali‚ forming water. The identity of salt will depend on the nature of the acid and alkali used. H+(aq) + OH- (aq) → H2O(L) The combination of H+ and OH- ions in this way releases energy. In this practical‚ the
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Thermodynamics – Enthalpy of Reaction and Hess’s Law I. Purpose The purpose of this lab is to verify Hess’s Law through the three reactions of NaOH and HCl‚ NH4Cl and NaOH‚ and NH3 and HCl. The sum of the enthalpies of the first two reactions should equal the enthalpy of the third reaction. II. Background Hess’s Law is used to determine the enthalpy of a reaction from adding two or more preceding reactions. To determine the enthalpies of certain chemical reactions‚ the change
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Name Lab Partner Name(s) Thermodynamics‚ Enthalpy of Reaction Lab March 27‚ 2014 I. Purpose The purpose of this lab is to learn how to determine the heat of reaction. II. Safety 1. Wear appropriate safety attire (goggles‚ aprons‚ hair tie‚ etc.). 2. Do not directly inhale or ingest chemicals. 3. Understand safety information regarding the chemicals being handled during the lab (hydrochloric acid‚ sodium hydroxide). 4. Be aware of how to operate all lab equipment. 5. Clean hands
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introduction Chemical reactions absorb or release heat. One way to measure this is by using a homemade calorimeter. The calorimeter used in this experiment is made up of a Styrofoam ball with a hole that can fit a test tube. The heat capacity of the styro-ball calorimeter is measured using a neutralization reaction of know enthalpy change. This heat capacity is then used to calculate the amount of heat absorbed or released by a chemical reaction. This will be used to measure the heat of reaction of different
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The Calorimeters Calorimeters are a device that can measure the heat that comes from burning an item. Simple Calorimeter A simple calorimeter is used to detect the enthalpy change when a fuel is burned. The fuel is burnt to heat a specific mass of water and then measure its rise in temperature. The word calorimeter comes from the Latin phrase calor which means heat. A simple calorimeter just consists of a thermometer attached to a metal container full of water suspended above a combustion chamber
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Change of Reaction Purpose of Experiment The purpose of this experiment is to determine the enthalapy change for the displacement reaction: Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) Cu(s) + ZnSO4(aq) Hypothesis With this experiment I can also not make a hypothesis‚ because we did actually not do the experiment‚ but we were told that the temperature would make a sudden drop ‚ but we can measure the ΔT of the surrounding. The reaction is endothermic because the system will take in energy. During the reaction bonds
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In this experiment‚ a coffee cup calorimeter was used to measure the temperature readings of a neutralization reaction and magnesium oxide‚ MgO. Calorimetry is used to measure amounts of heat transferred to or from a substance.2 The difference of temperatures was used to calculate the heat energy given off by each sub-reaction. These values were solved by using Hess’s Law which determined the overall enthalpy changes of the neutralization reaction and MgO formation. Hess’s Law states that the heat
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