Question #59ed6

1 Answer
Apr 5, 2015

You can easily solve for the enthalpy change of reaction for your particlar reaction by manipulating the two given reactions.

#color(blue)((1))#: #Ca_((s)) + CO_(2(g)) + "1/2"O_(2(g)) -> CaCO_(3(s))#, #DeltaH_1 = "-812.8 kJ"#

#color(blue)((2))#: #2Ca_((s)) + O_(2(g)) -> 2CaO_((s))#, #DeltaH_2 = "-1269.8 kJ"#

Now, think of how you can manipulate these two reactions to get to

#CaO_((s)) + CO_(2(g)) -> CaCO_(3(s))#

Notice that your target reaction has 1 mole of #CaO# reacting, while reaction #color(blue)((2))# has 2 moles of #CaO# being produced.

If you flip equation #color(blue)((2))# and divide it by 2, you'll get

#color(blue)((2))/2 => Ca_((s)) + "1/2"O_(2(g)) -> CaO_((s))#

#(DeltaH_2)/2 = ("-1269.8 kJ")/2 = "-634.9 kJ"#

If you flip it, the reverse reaction will be

#color(blue)((2) "reversed") => CaO_((s)) -> Ca_((s)) + "1/2"O_(2(g))#

#DeltaH_("2 reversed") = "+634.9 kJ"#

Now just add reaction #color(blue)((1))# to reaction #color(blue)((2) "reversed")# to get

#cancel(Ca_((s))) + CO_(2(g)) + cancel("1/2"O_(2(g))) -> CaCO_(3(s))#
#CaO_((s)) -> cancel(Ca_((s))) + cancel("1/2"O_(2(g)))#

#CaO_((s)) + CO_(2(g)) -> CaCO_(3(s))#

Now do the same for the #DeltaH#s

#DeltaH_"rxn" = DeltaH_1 + DeltaH_("2 reversed")#

#DeltaH_("rxn") = "-812.8 kJ" + "634.9 kJ" = color(green)("-177.9 kJ")#