Calorimetric Analysis Lab

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A 2M HCl solution was prepared for certain parts of the experiment by carefully adding 100 mL 6M HCl to a beaker with 200 mL deionized water using a graduated cylinder, and the solution was stirred. Then, a 2 M NaOH solution was prepared adding 100 mL 3 M NaOH to 50 mL of deionized water in a beaker, and stirring. These reactions generated heat, and the solution was allowed to cool down before further reactions were performed. The LaqQuest was turned on, and the temperature probe was connected to Channel 1 of the LabQuest. The settings for the data collection were changed as needed so that the “Mode” was set to “Time Based,” the “Interval” was set to “15s/sample,” which caused the Rate to adjust automatically, and the “Duration” was set to …show more content…

The LabQuest was made to initiate Run 2 with the same parameters as Run 1 by clicking on the File Cabinet icon in Graph view. Then, the steps for collecting data using the LabQuest in reaction 1 were repeated for reaction 2, but instead of NaOH being added to HCl, 2 M NH4Cl was added from the graduated cylinder to the 2 M NaOH in the Styrofoam cups. After the data collection, the calorimeter, temperature probe, and graduated cylinder were cleaned, and the reaction solution was disposed of, similar to reaction 1. The calorimeter was then set up again for the third …show more content…

To obtain the final reaction, the first reaction was added to the reverse of the second reaction. As a result, the sign of the ΔHrxn of reaction two was changed from negative to positive. The sum of the ΔHrxn of reaction 1 and the reverse of reaction two was: -55.84 kJ/mol + 3.62 kJ/mol = -52.22 kJ/mol This value (-52.22 kJ/mol) was also calculated, using the provided enthalpies of formation, to be the ΔHrxn of reaction 3, the sum of reactions 1 and 2. Hess’ law was hence applicable to this reaction. The temperature measurements taken in part B were used to calculate the amounts of heat energy absorbed by the various reactions. The heat (q) for the various sub-reactions was calculated by using the formula q = mCΔT + CΔT where q was the heat, m was the mass of the solution, ΔT was the change in temperature, C was the specific heat of water, and C was the calorimeter constant. The mass of the solution was calculated by multiplying the density of water by the volume of water. In part B, this resulted in the general equation: (1.03 x 100 mL x 4.184 x ΔT) + (25.5 x

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