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Can somebody please help me out? I don\'t understand at all A quantity of 5.10x1

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Question

Can somebody please help me out? I don't understand at all

A quantity of 5.10x102 mL of 0.60 M HNO3 is mixed with 5.10x102 mL of 0.30 M Ba(OH)2 in a constant-pressure calorimeter of negligible heat capacity. The initial temperature of both solutions is the same at 18.46 C degrees. The heat of neutralization when 1.00 mol of HNO3 reacts with 0.500 mol Ba(OH)2 is -56.2 kJ/mol. Assume that the densities and specific heats of the solution are the same as for water (1.00 g/mL and 4.184 J/g*C degrees, respectively). What is the final temperature of the solution?

Explanation / Answer

we know that

moles = molarity x volume (L)

so

moles of HN03 = 0.6 x 0.51

moles of HN03 = 0.306

also

moles of Ba(OH)2 = 0.3 x 0.51

moles of Ba(OH)2 = 0.153

now

the reaction is given as


Ba(OH)2 + 2HCl ---> BaCl2 + 2H20

so

1 moles of HCl reacts with 0.5 mole of Ba(OH)2

similarly

0.306 moles of HCl reacts with 0.153 moles of Ba(OH)2

now


heat evolved = heat of neutralization per mole of HN03 x moles of HN03

so

heat evolved = 56.2 x 0.306

heat evolved = 17.1972 kJ

now


total volume = 510 + 510

total volume = 1020 ml

given

density = 1 g/ml

so

mass = density x volume

mass of solution = 1 x 1020

mass of solution = 1020 g

now

we know that

heat = mass x specific heat x temp change

so

17.1972 x 1000 = 1020 x 4.184 x dT

dT = 4.03

so

final temp = initial temp + temp change

fianl temp = 18.46 + 4.03

final temp = 22.49

so

the final temperature of the solution is 22.49 C