Chapter 6
Chemistry The Molecular Nature of Matter · 54 exercises
Problem 1
Give definitions for (a) energy, (b) kinetic energy, and (c) potential energy.
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Problem 3
State the equation used to calculate an object's kinetic energy. Define the symbols used in the equation. Which variable has a larger effect on kinetic energy when it is doubled?
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Problem 4
State the law of conservation of energy. Describe how it explains the motion of a child on a swing.
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Problem 5
A pendulum such as a swinging chandelier continuously converts kinetic energy to potential energy and back again. Describe how these energies vary during a single swing of the pendulum.
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Problem 7
What is meant by the term chemical energy?
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Problem 8
How does the potential energy change (increase, decrease, or no change) for each of the following? (a) Two electrons come closer together. (b) An electron and a proton become farther apart. (c) Two atomic nuclei approach each other. (d) A ball rolls downhill.
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Problem 10
Why is heat considered a waste product in a car engine?
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Problem 11
Define heat. How do heat and temperature differ?
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Problem 12
How is internal energy related to molecular kinetic and potential energy? How is a change in internal energy defined for a chemical reaction?
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Problem 15
Suppose the temperature of an object is raised from \(100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(200^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) by heating it with a Bunsen burner. Which of the following will be true? (a) The average molecular kinetic energy will increase. (b) The total kinetic energy of all the molecules will increase. (c) The number of fast-moving molecules will increase. (d) The number of slow-moving molecules will increase. (e) The chemical potential energy will decrease.
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Problem 18
What is a state function? Give four examples that meet your definition.
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Problem 21
What do the terms system and surroundings mean? What is the difference between an isolated system and a closed system? What is the universe in terms of thermodynamics?
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Problem 22
What are the names of the thermal properties whose values can have the following units? (a) \(J \mathrm{~g}^{-1}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\) (b) \(J \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\) (c) \(J^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\) (d) J
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Problem 23
For samples with the same mass, which kind of substance needs more energy to undergo an increase of \(5^{\circ} \mathrm{C},\) something with a large specific heat or something with a small specific heat? Explain.
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Problem 24
How do heat capacity and specific heat differ?
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Problem 26
Suppose object \(A\) has twice the specific heat and twice the mass of object \(B\). If the same amount of heat is applied to both objects, how will the temperature change of \(A\) be related to the temperature change in \(B\) ?
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Problem 27
In a certain chemical reaction, there is a decrease in the potential energy (chemical energy) as the reaction proceeds. (a) How does the total kinetic energy of the particles change? (b) How does the temperature of the reaction mixture change?
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Problem 28
What term do we use to describe a reaction that liberates heat to its surroundings? How does the chemical energy change during such a reaction? What is the algebraic sign of \(q\) for such a reaction?
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Problem 29
What term is used to describe a reaction that absorbs heat from the surroundings? How does the chemical energy change during such a reaction? What is the algebraic sign of \(q\) for such a reaction?
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Problem 30
When gasoline burns, it reacts with oxygen in the air and forms hot gases consisting of carbon dioxide and water vapor. How does the potential energy of the gasoline and oxygen compare with the potential energy of the carbon dioxide and water vapor?
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Problem 31
Write the equation that states the first law of thermodynamics. In your own words, what does this statement mean in terms of energy exchanges between a system and its surroundings?
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Problem 32
How are heat and work defined?
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Problem 34
Why are heat and work not state functions?
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Problem 37
How is enthalpy defined?
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Problem 38
What is the sign of \(\Delta H\) for an endothermic change?
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Problem 40
If a system containing gases expands and pushes back a piston against a constant opposing pressure, what equation describes the work done on the system?
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Problem 42
What distinguishes a thermochemical equation from an ordinary chemical equation?
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Problem 43
Why are fractional coefficients permitted in a balanced thermochemical equation? If a formula in a thermochemical equation has a coefficient of \(\frac{1}{2}\), what does it signify?
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Problem 44
What fundamental fact about \(\Delta H\) makes Hess's law possible?
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Problem 45
What two conditions must be met by a thermochemical equation so that its standard enthalpy change can be given the symbol \(\Delta H_{\mathrm{f}}^{\circ}\) ?
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Problem 49
If a car increases its speed from \(30 \mathrm{mph}\) to \(60 \mathrm{mph}\), by what factor does the kinetic energy of the car increase? By what factor will the kinetic energy change if the speed decreases to \(10 \mathrm{mph}\) ?
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Problem 50
If the mass of a truck is doubled - for example, when it is loaded - by what factor does the kinetic energy of the truck increase? By what factor does the kinetic energy change if the mass is one-tenth of the original mass?
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Problem 51
If the mass of a truck is doubled- for example, when it is loaded - by what factor does the kinetic energy of the truck increase? By what factor does the kinetic energy change if the mass is one-tenth of the original mass?
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Problem 53
How much heat, in joules and in calories, must be removed from \(1.75 \mathrm{~mol}\) of water to lower its temperature from \(25.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(15.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{?}\)
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Problem 59
Calculate the molar heat capacity of iron in \(\mathrm{J} \mathrm{mol}^{-1}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\) Its specific heat is \(0.4498 \mathrm{Jg}^{-1}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\).
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Problem 60
What is the molar heat capacity of ethyl alcohol, \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH},\) in units of \(\mathrm{J} \mathrm{mol}^{-1}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\), if its specific heat is \(0.586 \mathrm{cal} \mathrm{g}^{-1}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1} ?\)
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Problem 61
A vat of \(4.54 \mathrm{~kg}\) of water underwent a decrease in temperature from \(60.25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(58.65^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). How much energy in kilojoules left the water? (For this range of temperature, use a value of \(4.18 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~g}^{-1}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\) for the specific heat of water.
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Problem 62
A container filled with \(2.46 \mathrm{~kg}\) of water underwent a temperature change from \(25.24^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(27.31^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). How much heat, measured in kilojoules, did the water absorb?
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Problem 65
A \(1.000 \mathrm{~mol}\) sample of propane, a gas used for cooking in many rural areas, was placed in a bomb calorimeter with excess oxygen and ignited. The initial temperature of the calorimeter was \(25.000^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and its total heat capacity was \(97.13 \mathrm{~kJ}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\). The reaction raised the temperature of the calorimeter to \(27.282^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). (a) Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction in the calorimeter. (b) How many joules were liberated in this reaction? (c) What is the heat of reaction of propane with oxygen expressed in kilojoules per mole of \(\mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{8}\) burned?
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Problem 66
Toluene, \(\mathrm{C}_{7} \mathrm{H}_{8}\), is used in the manufacture of explosives such as TNT (trinitrotoluene). A \(1.500 \mathrm{~g}\) sample of liquid toluene was placed in a bomb calorimeter along with excess oxygen. When the combustion of the toluene was initiated, the temperature of the calorimeter rose from \(25.000^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to \(26.413^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). The products of the combustion were \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}(g)\) and \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(l),\) and the heat capacity of the calorimeter was \(45.06 \mathrm{~kJ}^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}\) (a) Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction in the calorimeter. (b) How many joules were liberated by the reaction? (c) How many joules would be liberated under similar conditions if 1.000 mol of toluene was burned?
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Problem 67
If a system does \(45 \mathrm{~J}\) of work and receives \(28 \mathrm{~J}\) of heat, what is the value of \(\Delta E\) for this change?
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Problem 68
If a system has \(48 \mathrm{~J}\) of work done on it and absorbs \(22 \mathrm{~J}\) of heat, what is the value of \(\Delta E\) for this change?
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Problem 70
Chargers for cell phones get warm while they are being used. Some of the energy that they are using is being used to power the cell phone and the rest is wasted as heat. If a cell phone battery needs \(235 \mathrm{~J}\) of energy and \(345 \mathrm{~J}\) are wasted as heat, how many joules are required to charge the cell phone?
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Problem 72
If a battery can release \(535 \mathrm{~J}\) of energy and \(455 \mathrm{~J}\) are used for work, how much energy is released as heat?
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Problem 74
One thermochemical equation for the reaction of carbon monoxide with oxygen is $$ 3 \mathrm{CO}(g)+\frac{3}{2} \mathrm{O}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow 3 \mathrm{CO}_{2}(g) \quad \Delta H^{\circ}=-849 \mathrm{~kJ} $$ (a) Write the thermochemical equation for the reaction of \(2.00 \mathrm{~mol}\) of \(\mathrm{CO}\) (b) What is the \(\Delta H^{\circ}\) for the reaction that produces \(1.00 \mathrm{~mol}\) of \(\mathrm{CO}_{2} ?\)
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Problem 75
Magnesium burns in air to produce a bright light and is often used in fireworks displays. The combustion of magnesium can be described by the following thermochemical equation: \(2 \mathrm{Mg}(s)+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{MgO}(s) \quad \Delta H^{\circ}=-1203 \mathrm{~kJ}\) How much heat (in kilojoules) is liberated by the combustion of \(6.54 \mathrm{~g}\) of magnesium?
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Problem 77
Methane burns with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water as a gas. The balanced thermochemical equation is $$ \mathrm{CH}_{4}(g)+2 \mathrm{O}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{2}(g)+2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(g) \atop \Delta H^{\circ}=-802 \mathrm{~kJ} $$ How much methane, in grams, must be burned to release \(432 \mathrm{~kJ}\) of heat?
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Problem 83
Calculate \(\Delta H^{\circ}\) in kilojoules for the following reaction, the preparation of the unstable acid nitrous acid, \(\mathrm{HNO}_{2}\). $$ \mathrm{HCl}(g)+\mathrm{NaNO}_{2}(s) \longrightarrow \mathrm{HNO}_{2}(l)+\mathrm{NaCl}(s) $$ Use the following thermochemical equations \(2 \mathrm{NaCl}(s)+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(l) \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{HCl}(g)+\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{O}(s)\) \(\Delta H^{\circ}=+507.31 \mathrm{~kJ}\) \(\mathrm{NO}(g)+\mathrm{NO}_{2}(g)+\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{O}(s) \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{NaNO}_{2}(s)\) $$ \begin{aligned} \Delta H^{\circ} &=-427.14 \mathrm{~kJ} \\ \mathrm{NO}(g)+\mathrm{NO}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}(g)+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g) & \\ \Delta H^{\circ} &=-42.68 \mathrm{~kJ} \end{aligned} $$ \(2 \mathrm{HNO}_{2}(l) \longrightarrow \mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}(g)+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g)+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(l)\) \(\Delta H^{\circ}=+34.35 \mathrm{~kJ}\)
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Problem 87
Given the following thermochemical equations, $$ 3 \mathrm{Mg}(s)+2 \mathrm{NH}_{3}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{Mg}_{3} \mathrm{~N}_{2}(s)+3 \mathrm{H}_{2}(g) $$ \(\Delta H^{\circ}=-371 \mathrm{~kJ}\) $$ \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~N}_{2}(g)+\frac{3}{2} \mathrm{H}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{NH}_{3}(g) \quad \Delta H^{\circ}=-46 \mathrm{~kJ} $$ calculate \(\Delta H^{\circ}\) (in kilojoules) for the following reaction: $$ 3 \mathrm{Mg}(s)+\mathrm{N}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{Mg}_{3} \mathrm{~N}_{2}(s) $$
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Problem 89
Which of the following thermochemical equations can have \(\Delta H_{\mathrm{f}}^{\circ}\) for the heat of the reaction? If it cannot, then why not? (a) \(\mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)_{2}(a q) \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)_{2}(s)\) (b) \(\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}+2 \mathrm{~N}+4 \mathrm{H} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)_{2}(a q)\) (c) \(\mathrm{C}(s,\) graphite \()+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{O}_{2}(g)+\mathrm{N}_{2}(g)+4 \mathrm{H}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow\) \(\mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)_{2}(a q)\) (d) \(2 \mathrm{C}(s,\) graphite \()+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g)+2 \mathrm{~N}_{2}(g)+8 \mathrm{H}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow\) \(2 \mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)_{2}(a q)\)
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