A sample consisting of 22.7 g of a nongaseous, unstable compound X is placed inside a metal cylinder with a radius of 8.0 cm, and a piston is carefully placed on the surface of the compound so that, for all practical purposes, the distance between the bottom of the cylinder and the piston is zero. (A hole in the piston allows trapped air to escape as the piston is placed on the compound; then this hole is plugged so that nothing inside the cylinder can escape.) The piston-and-cylinder apparatus is carefully placed in 10.00 L of water at 25.00 ºC. The barometric pressure is 778 torr.
When the compound spontaneously decomposes, the piston moves up, the temperature of the water reaches a maximum of 29.5 ºC, and then it gradually decreases as the water loses heat to the surrounding air. The distance between the piston and the bottom of the cylinder, at the maximum temperature is 59.8 cm. chemical analysis shows that the cylinder contains 0.30 mol carbon dioxide, 0.25 mol liquid water, 0.025 mol oxygen gas, and an undetermined amount of gaseous element A.
It is known that the enthalpy change for the decomposition of X, according to the reaction described above, is -1893 kJ/mol X. The standard enthalpies of formation for gaseous carbon dioxide and liquid water are -393.5 kJ/mol and -286 kJ/mol, respectively. The heat capacity for water is 4.184 J/ º C?g. The conversion factor between L ?atm and J can be determined from the two values for the gas constant R, namely, 0.08206 L ?atm/mol?K and 8.3145 J/mol?K. The vapor pressure of water at 29.5ºC is 31 torr. Assume that the heat capacity of the piston-and-cylinder apparatus is negligible and that the piston has negligible mass.
Given the preceding information, determine
b. The pressure-volume work (in kJ) for the decomposition of the 22.7-g sample of X.
c. The molar change in internal energy for the decomposition of X and the approximate standard enthalpy of formation for X.
Any ideas for any sections of the question if you don't answer the whole beast?
You can get the heat Q released to the water easily.
I suppose you figure a free expansion to the maximum cylinder volume, then use PV = nRT on all the constituent partial pressures.
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To determine the pressure-volume work (b) for the decomposition of the 22.7-g sample of compound X, we need to calculate the change in volume (ΔV) and the external pressure (Pext). The formula for pressure-volume work is given as:
Work = -Pext ΔV
To calculate ΔV, we need to find the difference in volume when the piston moves from the initial position to the maximum temperature position. The difference in volume can be calculated using the formula for the volume of a cylinder:
Vcylinder = π r^2 h,
where r is the radius of the cylinder and h is the distance between the piston and the bottom of the cylinder. The initial volume is zero since the piston is in contact with the surface of the compound.
ΔV = Vmax - Vinitial = π r^2 h
Now, we need to convert the units of ΔV from cm^3 to L, since the given barometric pressure is in torr and the volume is in liters.
ΔV = (π r^2 h) / 1000 (to convert cm^3 to L)
To find Pext, we need to use the ideal gas law:
PV = nRT,
where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, R is the gas constant, and T is the temperature. We can rearrange this equation to solve for P:
P = (nRT) / V,
where P is the pressure in atm, n is the number of moles, R is the ideal gas constant (0.08206 L atm/mol K), and T is the temperature in Kelvin.
Now, we can plug in the values into the formula for pressure-volume work:
Work = -Pext ΔV,
where Pext is the external pressure in atm and ΔV is the change in volume in L.
Next, to determine the molar change in internal energy for the decomposition of X and the approximate standard enthalpy of formation for X (c), we can use the first law of thermodynamics:
ΔU = q + W,
where ΔU is the change in internal energy, q is the heat flow, and W is the work done on or by the system.
We can approximate the molar change in internal energy (ΔU) as the negative of the enthalpy change (-ΔH) because the system is at constant volume. Therefore,
ΔU ≈ -ΔH
We know that the enthalpy change (-ΔH) for the decomposition of X is -1893 kJ/mol X. By substituting this value into the equation, we can determine ΔU.
To find the approximate standard enthalpy of formation for X, we can use the equation:
ΔH = ∑ΔHf(products) - ∑ΔHf(reactants),
where ΔHf is the standard enthalpy of formation.
Given that the compound X decomposes to form CO2, H2O, O2, and gaseous element A, we can determine the value for ΔHf(X).
Remember, to convert between units, you may need to use conversion factors and the given gas constant (0.08206 L atm/mol K).
If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please feel free to ask.