Thermodynamics (Part Ii)

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THERMODYNAMICS (Part II)

(All questions may be completed without a calculator. Answers given were generated without a
calculator.)

1) Determine the approximate Kp value for the following reaction at 298 K:

SO2(g) + NO2(g) SO3(g) + NO(g)

given the molar Gibbs Free Energies of formation at 298 K:

SO2(g) = -300 kJ/mol; NO2(g) = +51 kJ/mol; SO3(g) = -371 kJ/mol and NO(g) = +87 kJ/mol
[about 1 x 106]

2) For each reaction, predict the sign and find the value of ΔS°:

a) 3NO2(g) + H2O(l) 2HNO3(l) + NO(g)


b) N2(g) + 3F2(g) 2NF3(g)
c) C6H12O6(s) + 6O2(g) 6CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)

[Answers:
(a) negative, about -2.7 x 102 J/K
(b) negative, about -2.8 x 102 J/K
(c) positive, about +9.7 x 102 J/K]

3) One reaction used to produce small quantities of H2 is:

CH3OH(g) 2H2(g) + CO(g)

Given the following data:

Compound ΔH°f,298 (kJ/mol) S°298 (J/mol-K)


CH3OH(g) -201 238
H2(g) 131
CO(g) -110 198

a) Determine ΔH°298 and ΔS°298 for the reaction.


b) Assuming that these values are relatively independent of temperature, calculate ΔG° at 38°C,
138°C, and 238°C.
c) What is the significance of the different values of ΔG°?

[Answers:
(a) ΔH° ≈ +91 kJ and ΔS° ≈ +222 J/K
(b) ΔG°38°C > 0; ΔG°138°C ≈ 0; ΔG°238°C < 0
(c) Not spontaneous at 38°C, at equilibrium at 138°C and spontaneous at 238°C.]
4) Complete the table below. Use either + (greater than zero), - (less than zero) or 0 for the values of
ΔH, ΔS, and ΔG. Use either “spontaneous” or “not spontaneous” for the comment.
ΔSsys ΔHsys ΔGsys Comment
(a) + - -
(b) 0 - Spontaneous
(c) - + Not spontaneous
(d) 0 - Spontaneous
(e) 0 +
(f) + + Spontaneous only when TΔS > ΔH

[(a) spontaneous; (b) positive; (c) positive; (d) negative; (e) negative and not spontaneous; (f)
negative]

5) For the gaseous reaction between N2O5 and F2 to form NF3 and O2:
a) Write a balanced reaction.
b) Determine ΔG°rxn,298, given that the molar free energies of formation of N2O5(g) and NF3(g) are
118 kJ and -83.3 kJ respectively.

[Answers: (a) 2N2O5(g) + 6F2(g) 4NF3(g) + 5O2(g); (b) -569 kJ]

6) Consider the formation of ammonia:

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)

a) Calculate ΔH° and ΔS° for the reaction, given the molar enthalpy of formation of NH3(g)
is -45.9 kJ, and the molar entropies of N2(g), H2(g), and NH3(g) are 191.5 J/K, 130.6 J/K, and
193 J/K respectively.
b) Assuming that ΔH° and ΔS° are independent of temperature, find the temperature at which
Kp = 1.00.
c) Find Kp at 400°C, a typical temperature for NH3 production.
d) Given the lower Kp at the higher temperature, why are these conditions used industrially?

[Answers:
(a) ΔH° = -91.8 kJ and ΔS° = -197 J/K,
(b) K = 1.00 at about 4.6 x 102 K
(c) about 1 x 10-4
(d) Because at higher temperatures the rate of the reaction is faster (chemical
kinetics) and therefore more ammonia per unit time is produced under these
conditions.
7) For the reaction:

NH4CO2NH2(s) 2NH3(g) + CO2(g)

∆G°298 = +31.0 kJ and ∆H°298 = +160 kJ

a) Calculate the approximate value of Kp at 298 K. [4 x 10-6]


b) Calculate the approximate PNH3 and PCO2 at equilibrium at 298 K. [PCO2 ≈ 1 x 10-2 bar and
PNH3 ≈ 2 x 10-2 bar]
c) Calculate the approximate value of Kp at 500 K. [2 x 105]
d) Calculate the approximate absolute molar entropy of NH3 at 298 K given the following absolute
molar entropies: CO2(g) = 214 J/mol-K and NH4CO2NH2(s) = 166 J/mol-K. [about 1.9 x 102 J/mol-
K]

8) Given the following standard electrode potentials and Gibbs free energies of formation at 298 K
answer the questions given below.

Cu2+(aq) + 2e-1 Cu(s) ε°= +0.337 V


+ -1
Cu (aq) + e Cu(s) ε°= +0.521 V
∆G°f,298(Cu(OH)2(s)) = -356 kJ/mol

a) Calculate ε° for the reaction

Cu2+(aq) + e-1 Cu+(aq) [+0.152 V]

b) Calculate ∆G° and Kc at 298 K for the reaction:

2 Cu+(aq) Cu2+(aq) + Cu(s)

[-35 kJ and about 106]

c) Given the Ksp of Cu(OH)2 is 1.6 x 10-19 calculate the ∆G°f,298 for OH-1(aq). [about -155 kJ/mol]
d) Using the Gibbs free energies of formation at 298 K for the OH-1(aq) and H+(aq) ions along with
the ∆G°f,298 for H2O(l) (-237 kJ/mol), calculate the Kw for water at 25°C. [about 1 x 10-14]

9) For the reaction

Ag+(aq) + I-1(aq) AgI(s)

ε°298 = +0.95 V and ∆S°298 = -73 J/K

a) Calculate ∆G° for the above reaction at 298 K. [about -9 x 101 kJ]
b) Calculate ∆H° this reaction at 298 K. [about -1.1 x 102 kJ]
c) Given that the Gibbs free energy of formation of Ag+(aq) at 298 K is +77 kJ/mol, calculate ε°298
for the half-reaction

Ag(s) + I-1(aq) AgI(s) + e-1


[about +0.15 V]

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