All organisms use oxidation-reduction reactions to harness energy, and this newly harvested energy is used to produce atp. oxida
tion is defined as the loss of electrons. reduction is the gain of electrons. the energy in fuel molecules (often carbohydrates) is in the form of electrons. when electrons are removed from their high-energy state in fuel molecules (the electron donors), those molecules are oxidized. the electrons must be added to another molecule, which serves as the electron acceptor. as it gains electrons, the electron acceptor is reduced. when these electrons arrive at the final electron acceptor, they are at a lower-energy state compared to their original position in the electron donor. the goal is to harness the energy the electrons lose during this transfer process. in this activity, you will examine three equations and indicate which reactants are electron donors and which are receptors. in addition, you will identify the oxidized product and the reduced product
Taking into account the definition of calorimetry, 0.0185 moles of water are required.
<h3>Calorimetry</h3>
Calorimetry is the measurement and calculation of the amounts of heat exchanged by a body or a system.
Sensible heat is defined as the amount of heat that a body absorbs or releases without any changes in its physical state (phase change).
So, the equation that allows to calculate heat exchanges is:
Q = c× m× ΔT
where Q is the heat exchanged by a body of mass m, made up of a specific heat substance c and where ΔT is the temperature variation.
<h3>Mass of water required</h3>
In this case, you know:
Heat= 92.048 kJ
Mass of water = ?
Initial temperature of water= 34 ºC
Final temperature of water= 100 ºC
Specific heat of water = 4.186
Replacing in the expression to calculate heat exchanges:
92.048 kJ = 4.186 × m× (100 °C -34 °C)
92.048 kJ = 4.186 × m× 66 °C
m= 92.048 kJ ÷ (4.186 × 66 °C)
<u><em>m= 0.333 grams</em></u>
<h3>Moles of water required</h3>
Being the molar mass of water 18 , that is, the amount of mass that a substance contains in one mole, the moles of water required can be calculated as:
Step 1: Write the balanced reaction for the dissociation of calcium oxalate
CaC₂O₄(s) ⇄ Ca⁺²(aq) + C₂O₄⁻²(aq)
Step 2: Write the expression for the solubility product constant (Ksp) of calcium oxalate
The solubility product constant is the equilibrium constant for the dissociation reaction, that is, it is equal to the product of the concentrations of the products raised to their stoichiometric coefficients divided by the product of the concentrations of the reactants raised to their stoichiometric coefficients. It doesn't include solids nor pure liquids because their activities are 1.