ABSTRACT

A detailed comparison of the effect of concentration and heat of solution of common salts: NaCl, NH 4Cl, and
CaCl2, was performed. Standard PARR 6772 Solution Calorimeter was used for the process. Descending a small
amount (0.50g) of salt sample with 100g water-based solvent to the equipment was found to often associated with
temperature change. Some salts when dissolve, releasing heat in the process. Others dissolve while absorbing
heat. In the first part of the experiment, both NaCl and NH 4Cl solution, was observed to proceed exothermically,
which was incorporated with a negative H value. While CaCl2 exhibited an exothermic path, positive H value.
For the second part, the concentration of NaCl was varied in three different measures. Based on the data, the
addition of solute to the solvent dropped the temperature difference since the heat of solution was negative (i.e,
more energy is required to break up the crystal than is released in forming the solution). Subsequently, the energy
released by solvation of the sodium ions and chloride ions in this case, was greater than the energy absorbed in
breaking up the solute and solvent. With these results, we have come to conclusion that concentration and heat of
solution, non-volatile solute, has a direct proportional relationship. This technique was shown to be effective way
of analyzing heat of solution as function of salt concentration.