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Calculate the enthalpy change on freezing of \(1.0\ mol\) of water at \(10.0°C\) to ice at \(-10.0°C\)\(∆_{fus}H = 6.03\ kJ mol^{–1}\) at \(0°C\).
\(C_p [H_2O(l)] = 75.3\ J mol^{–1}K^{–1}\)
\(C_p [H_2O(s)] = 36.8 \ J mol^{–1}K^{–1}\)

Updated On: Nov 17, 2023
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Solution and Explanation

Total enthalpy change involved in the transformation is the sum of the following changes: 
(a) Energy change involved in the transformation of 1 mol of water at 10°C to 1 mol of water at 0°C.
(b) Energy change involved in the transformation of 1 mol of water at 0° to 1 mol of ice at 0°C.
(c) Energy change involved in the transformation of 1 mol of ice at 0°C to 1 mol of ice at –10°C.
\(Total\ △H = C_p[H_2OCl]△T+△H_{freezing}+C_p[H_2O(s)]△T\)
= (75.3 J mol–1 K–1) (0 – 10)K + (–6.03 × 103 J mol–1) + (36.8 J mol–1 K–1) (–10 – 0)K
= –753 J mol–1 – 6030 J mol–1 – 368 J mol–1
= –7151 J mol–1
= –7.151 kJ mol–1

Hence, the enthalpy change involved in the transformation is –7.151 kJ mol–1

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Enthalpy change

Enthalpy Change refers to the difference between the heat content of the initial and final state of the reaction. Change in enthalpy can prove to be of great importance to find whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.

Formula for change in enthalpy is:-

dH = dU + d(PV)

The above equation can be written in the terms of initial and final states of the system which is defined below:

UF – UI = qP –p(VF – VI)

Or qP = (UF + pVF) – (UI + pVI)

Enthalpy (H) can be written as H= U + PV. Putting the value in the above equation, we obtained: 

qP = HF – HI = ∆H

Hence, change in enthalpy ∆H = qP, referred to as the heat consumed at a constant pressure by the system. At constant pressure, we can also write,

∆H = ∆U + p∆V

Standard Enthalpy of Reaction

To specify the standard enthalpy of any reaction, it is calculated when all the components participating in the reaction i.e., the reactants and the products are in their standard form. Therefore the standard enthalpy of reaction is the enthalpy change that occurs in a system when a matter is transformed by a chemical reaction under standard conditions.