09 Jan CHM201 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
CHM201 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
Laboratory 7 – Thermochemistry and Hess’s Law
November 17, 2021
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Report Due by December 5, 2021.
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Results: (60 pts)
Room Temperature
Reactant
Mg
Mg
MgO
MgO
Trial Number
1
2
3
4
Mass of reactant (from data)
Moles of reactant (calculate)
Initial time (ti) (from graph)
Initial Temperature (Ti)
(from the graph)
Linear Curve fit slope (m)
(from the graph)
Linear Curve fit intercept (b)
(from the graph)
Final Temperature (Tf)
(calculate from linear fit data)
∆T = Tf – Ti
qwater
qcalorimeter
qrxn
∆Hrxn
Use the following to determine the enthalpy of formation of magnesium oxide:
Mg (s) + 2HCl (aq) → MgCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)
ΔH = (calculated in the experiment)
MgO (s) + 2HCl (aq) → MgCl2 (aq)+ H2O (l)
ΔH = (calculated in the experiment)
H2 (g) + ½O2 (g) → H2O (l)
ΔH = – 285.8 kJ/mol
Mg (s) + ½ O2 (g) MgO (s)
ΔH = (determine using Hess’s Law)
Calculations: (40 pts)
1. Using the enthalpies of reaction computed in the lab and the value given for the enthalpy of formation of liquid water, show the Hess’s Law determination of the enthalpy of formation of solid magnesium oxide. Show your work. If you are including a scan of your handwritten work, it must be legible. (30 pts)
2. Compare the value you calculated with the actual value (-601.8 kJ/mol). Show your determination of percent error. Use the standard equation for this: (10 pts)
