Heating and Cooling Curves Exercise Solutions

Exercises

Exercise 1. Calculate the amount of heat required to convert 25.0 g of benzene (C6H6) from 22.0°C to 90.0°C.

Boiling Point of benzene = 80.1°C
Melting point of benzene = 5.5°C
ΔHfus = 9.87 kJ/mol
ΔHvap = 33.2 kJ/mol
\(\displaystyle c(s)=1.05\;\frac{J}{g⋅K}\)
 
\(\displaystyle c(l)=1.51\;\frac{J}{g⋅K}\)
 
\(\displaystyle c(g)=1.70\;\frac{J}{g⋅K}\)
 
First, draw the heating curve. We see benzene is a liquid at 22°C and a gas at 90°C.

Heating curve for benzene

We need to determine the heat in regions CD, DE, and EF. Once we have calculated the heats, we then sum them.

\(\displaystyle Region_{CD}=m\times c_l \times ΔT\)
 
ΔT = 80.1°C – 5.5°C = 74.6°C = 74.6 K

\(\displaystyle Region_{CD}=25.0\;g\times 1.51 \frac{J}{g⋅K}\times 74.6\;K\;=\;2816\;J\;=\;2.816\;kJ\)
 
moles benzene = 25.0 g x (1 mole/78.11 g) = 0.320 moles benzene

\(\displaystyle Region_{DE}= ΔH_{vap}\times moles\;=\;33.2\frac{kJ}{mol}\times 0.320\;mol\;=\;10.6\;kJ\)
 
\(\displaystyle Region_{EF}= m\times c_g \times ΔT\)
 
ΔT = 90.0°C – 80.1°C = 9.9°C = 9.9 K

\(\displaystyle Region_{EF}=25.0\;g\times 1.70\frac{J}{g⋅K}\times 9.9\;K\;=\;420.75\;J\;=\;0.420\;kJ\)
 
ΔH = 2.816 kJ + 10.6 kJ + 0.420 kJ = 13.8 kJ


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Exercise 2. What is ΔS for ethanol if the boiling point is 73.37°C and ΔH = 42.3 kJ/mol?

73.37°C + 273.15 = 346.52 K

\(\displaystyle ΔS\;=\;\frac {ΔH}{T}=\frac {42.3\frac{kJ}{mol}}{346.52\;K}\;=\;0.122\frac{kJ}{mol⋅K}\;=\;\mathbf{122\frac{J}{mol⋅K}}\)

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Exercise 3. Answer the questions below about the following curve for a substance that is being heated.

Heating Curve

A) At what temperature does the substance condense? 77°C

B) At what temperature does the substance freeze? -23°C

C) What phase(s) is present at Points A, B, D, and E?

At Point A there is solid present
At Point B there is both solid and liquid present
At Point D there is liquid and gas present
At Point E there is gas present

D) What equation is used to determine the heat in Region C?

q = mass x cl x ΔT

E) What equation is used to determine the heat in Region B?

q = moles x ΔHfus

F) What is the boiling point of the substance?

77°C

G) Why does the temperature stay constant in Region D?

The thermal energy is being used to disrupt the intermolecular forces of attractions

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Exercise 4. What is ΔH if acetone cools from 75.5°C to 25.0°C?

Boiling Point = 56°C
Melting Point = -95°C
ΔHfus = 5.70 kJ/mol
ΔHvap = 31.30 kJ/mol
cs = 1.653 J/(g⋅K)
cl = 2.409 J/(g⋅K)
cg = 1.283 J/(g⋅K)

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