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1. What mass of pure sulfuric acid (molar mass = 98.09 g/mol) is needed to produ

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Question

1. What mass of pure sulfuric acid (molar mass = 98.09 g/mol) is needed to produce 1L of aqueous sulfuric acid solution with pH=2?

2. Using standard bond enthalpies, predict whether 2CO2 --> CO + O2   is endo- or exothermic, and give the H°rxn

3. A hydrate of FeSO4 loses 45.3% of its mass when heated, changing from blue-green to tan. What is the formula of the hydrate (FeSO4 * xH2O)? (solve for x)

4. Heating a sample of liquid has what effect on enthalpy and entropy? (increase or decrease in H and S)

5. Are you concerned with the heat death of the universe? Why or why not?

Explanation / Answer

1) pH = 2 that is [H+] = 1.0x10-2 M

thus to prepare 1.0x10-2 M sulfuric acid ,

molarity = (mass/molar mass) /V (L)

1.0x10-2 M = (xg/98.09g/mol)/1 L

thus x g = 0.9809 g

2) 2CO2 ----------> CO + O2

delta H rxn = bond enthlpies of reactants - products

= [4xC=O] - [1xCtriple O + 1xO=O]

=[4x799] -[1072 +494]

= + 1630 kJ

Thus the reaction is endothermic.

3) FeSO4 water

%mass 54.7 45.3

moles 54.7/151.908 45.3/18

= 0.36 =2.516

ratio 1 6.99

Thus the ratio of FeSo4 to water is 1:7 or for one mole of FESO4 , 7 water molecules are present.

Thus the formmula is FeSO4 .7H2O

4) X(l ) <-------> X9G)

The entropy of a substance increases with temperature and varies with physical state as

S solid < S liquid < S gas.

Thus heating a sample of liquid increase the entropy.

Similarly delta H , enthalpy also increases with temeperature.