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A quantity of 100 mL of 0.500 M HCl was mixed with 1.00 x 10^2 mL of 0.500 M NaOH in a constant-pressure calorimeter of negligible heat capacity. The initial temperature of the HCl and NaOH solutions was the same, 22.50 C, and the final temperature of the mixed solution was 25.86 C. Calculate the heat change for the neutralization reaction on a molar basis
NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) --> NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)
assume that the densities and specific heats of the solutions are the same as for water (1.00 g/mL and 4.184 J/g*C)
Assuming no heat is lost to the surroundings, qsys = qsoln + qrxn = 0 so qrxn = -qsoln is the heat absorbed by the combined solution. Because the density of the solution is 1.00 g/mL, the mass of a 100 mL solution is 100 g.
qsoln = msdT = (100 g + 100 g)(4.184 J/g*C)(25.86 C-22.50 C) = 2.81 x 10^3 J = 2.81 kJ. Because qrxn = -qsoln, qrxn = -2.81 kJ. From the molarities given, the number of moles of both HCl and NaOH in 100 mL solution is 0.500 mol/1L x 0.100 L = 0.0500 mol. Therefore the heat of neutralization when 1.00 mole of HCl reacts with 1.00 mole of NaOH is: heat of neutralization = -2.81 kJ/0.0500 mol = -56.2 kJ/mol