Reaction Enthalpy Dialog

Simple bond-making or bond-breaking processes:

aggregate ® deaggregate (break bonds; D H > 0)

deaggregate ® aggregate (make bonds; D H < 0)

Complex reactions

reactant aggregates ® product aggregates (D H > or < 0 ?)

Can't predict qualitatively

But can analyze processes quantitatively in terms of aggregation and deaggregation concepts. Build this up using 4 ideas:

1) Standard conditions

Gases

partial P = 1 atm

Solids, liquids

subjected to 1 atm pressure

Solutions

all solutes 1 M

T

can be any value, but most often 298 K

Standard state of a substance

The form in which the substance is most stable under standard conditions.

Ex. Std state of oxygen is __________

Std state of carbon is __________

Do GA1, GAS8

Standard Enthalpy (Change) of Reaction, D HoR

The enthalpy change for a reaction run under standard conditions, all participants in their standard states.

Ex: 2H2(g) + O2(g) ® 2H2O(l) (D HoR = -572 kJ/mole)

means P(H2) = 1 atm, P(O2) = 1 atm, H2O(l) subjected to 1 atm, T = 298 K

Do GA2, GAS8

2) Hess's Law

If 2 or more reactions can be combined (added/subtracted) to give a desired reaction, D H for the desired reaction is a similar combination of D H's for the combined reactions.

Ex: Given

 

D Ho, kJ/mole

(a) 2O3(g) ® 3O2(g)

-427

(b) O2(g) ® 2 O(g)

495

(c) NO(g) + O3(g) ® NO2(g) + O2(g)

-199

Calculate D HoR for NO(g) + O(g) ® NO2(g)

Do GA3 GAS 8

3) Formation reaction; D Hof (See text)

4) Atomization reaction; D Hoatom (see handout)

Reaction in which 1 mole of substance in its standard state is atomized (converted to separated atoms in the gas phase); i.e., all bonds of a substance are broken (deaggregation).

Ex. Atomization of ethanol

C2H5OH(l) ® 2 C(g) + 6 H(g) + O(g) (DHoatom = 3269 kJ/mole)

Do GA5 GAS 8 Write atomization reactions and look up atomization enthalpies.

Analysis of D HoR of general, complex reactions

Reactants ® Products (DHo = ?)

Use Hess's Law:

Reactants ® atoms

S D Hoatom (reactants) deaggregation

atoms ® Products

-S D Hoatom (products) aggregation

D HoR = S D Hoatom (reactants) - S D Hoatom (products)

Ex: C6H12O6(s) + 6 O2(g) ® 6 CO2(g) + 6 H2O(l)

D HoR =

Do GA6 GAS8