Chem 144 F18 Problem Set 11 Name _________________________________

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1. Without doing any calculations, determine the sign of ΔSsys for each of the following reactions.

A. Mg(s) + Cl2(g)  MgCl2(s) C. 2 H2S(g) + 3 O2(g)  2 H2O(g) + 2 SO2(g)

B. HCl(g) + NH3(g)  NH4Cl(s) D. 2 O3(g)  3 O2(g)

2. Calculate ΔSorxn for the reaction 2NO(g) + O2(g) → 2NO2(g) using the following table.
Substance So (J/K mol)
NO2 240.0
O2 205.2
NO 210.8

Answer:

3. The chemical reaction that causes iron to corrode in air is given by 4 Fe + 3 O2 → 2 Fe2O3 in which at 25oC
Ho = – 1684 kJ So = – 543.7 J/K
A. What is the standard Gibbs free energy for this reaction at 25oC?

3A

B. What is the Gibbs free energy for this reaction at 3250 K ? Assume that ΔH and ΔS do not change with
temperature.

3B

C. At what temperature (in K) do the forward and reverse corrosion reactions occur in equilibrium?

3C
4. For each of the following processes, give the signs of H and S, then predict the conditions (high temperature
(High), low temp (Low), all temps (All), or no temps (None)) under which each rxn will be spontaneous.

H S Condition for spont. rxn

A. H2O(g) → H2O(l)

B. CO2(s) → CO2(g)

C. 2NO2(g) → 2NO(g) + O2(g)

(endothermic)

5. a) Write a reaction (including phases) for the vaporization of liquid ethanol, then use the following data to
calculate H and S of this reaction. C2H5OH (l) Hof = – 277.7 kJ/mol So = 160.6 J/(K mol)
C2H5OH (g) Hof = – 235.1 kJ/mol So = 282.6 J/(K mol)

Rxn:

H =

S =

b) Calculate the boiling point of ethanol in degrees Celsius.

Tb =
6. Consider the rxn at 298K: 2 H2S(g) + SO2(g) → 3S(s, rhombic) + 2H2O(g) Gorxn = – 102 kJ
Calculate ΔG rxn under the following conditions: PH2S = 2.00 atm; PSO2 = 1.50 atm; PH2O = 0.0100 atm

ΔG rxn =

7. When methanol is combusted, such as when in a gasoline blend, the following reaction occurs:
2 CH3OH(l) + 3 O2(g) → 2 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(g). (a) Calc. the standard free energy change for this reaction.

Substance Gof (kJ/mol)

CH3OH(l) −166.4
CO2(g) −394.4
H2O(g) −228.6

7a

b) Calculate the equilibrium constant K at 25oC for this reaction.

7b