2.3 - Direct Experimental vs. Hess’s Law Determinations
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Practice Questions
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What does a coffee-cup calorimeter measure?
💡 Hint: Think about reactions that occur in solution.
What is Hess’s Law?
💡 Hint: It's about the path independence of enthalpy.
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What type of calorimeter would you use for a neutralization reaction in solution?
💡 Hint: Think about the environment in which the reaction takes place.
True or False: Hess’s Law applies only to reactions that occur in a single step.
💡 Hint: Consider if the number of reactions matters.
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If an unknown reaction produces 3000 J of heat in a bomb calorimeter, how can you find the ΔH for that reaction if 0.5 moles of gas were involved?
💡 Hint: Total changes in moles of gas will affect the enthalpy calculation.
Calculate the enthalpy change for the following multi-step reaction using Hess’s Law. Consider the associated enthalpy changes from each step.
💡 Hint: Keep the stoichiometry aligned while summing up the enthalpy changes.
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