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Nitrous oxide, N2O(g), reacts with carbon disulfide, CS2(g) according to the equation below. When performed in a constant volume bomb calorimeter with a heat capacity of 8.775 kJ °C–1 , the temperature of the calorimeter rises from 22.5 °C to 29.1 °C and forms 2.48 g of sulfur, S8. Determine the molar internal energy, ∆U, and the molar enthalpy, ∆H (both in kJ mol-1 ) of the following reaction at 25.0 °C.
3 N2O(g) + CS2(l) ® 3 N2(g) + CO(g) + 1/8 S8(s)
3 N2O(g) + CS2(l) ---> 3 N2(g) + CO(g) + 1/8
S8(s)
heat released(q) = C*DT
C = heat capacity of calorimeter = 8.775 kj /c
DT = 29.1-22.5 = 6.6 c
q = 8.775*6.6 = 57.9 kj
no of mol of S8 formed = w/Mwt
= 2.48/256
= 0.0097 mol
so hat, formation of 0.0097 mol S8 = 57.9 kj
formation of 1/8 mol S8 = 57.9*(1/8)*(1/0.0097)
= 746.13 kj
DUrxn = -746.13 kj
Dn = nP-nR
= 4-3
= 1
DHrxn = DU+DnRT
Dn = 1 , R = 8.314*10^-3 kj.k-1.mol-1 , T = 25 c = 298
k
=
(-746.13)+1*8.314*10^-3*298
= -743.6 kj