Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133611095
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 6 - Thermochemistry - Exercises - Page 288: 65

Answer

39.2$^{\circ}$C

Work Step by Step

You begin with 11g Ca$Cl_{2}$ Find the molecular mass by adding the atomic mass of calcium plugs two time the atomic mass of chlorine because there are two in the formula Ca + 2(Cl) = Molar Mass 40.078 + 2(35.4527) = 110.9834g/mol Convert the grams of Ca$Cl_{w}$ to kJ of amount of energy generated from one mole of Ca$Cl_{w}$ decomposing 11g Ca$Cl_{2}$ * $\frac{1 mol CaCl_{2}}{110.9834g}$ * $\frac{81.5 kJ}{1 mol}$ = 8.077784606 kJ Use the equation q = mass * specific heat * change in temperature (4.18 is the specific heat of water) (136 g)(4.18)(Tf - 25$^{\circ}$C) = 8077.784606 J Tf - 25$^{\circ}$C = 14.209$^{\circ}$C Tf = 39.2$^{\circ}$C
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