Question

A chemist measures the energy change ?H during the following reaction: 2HgO (s) ?2Hg (l) +O2 (g) =?H182.kJ Use the information to answer the following questions. This reaction is...
endothermic.
exothermic.
Suppose 72.8g of HgO react. Will any heat be released or absorbed?
Yes, absorbed.
Yes, released.
No.
If you said heat will be released or absorbed in the second part of this question, calculate how much heat will be released or absorbed. kJ Round your answer to 3 significant digits. ×10

Answer 1

Answer:

The reaction is endothermic.

Yes, absorbed

3.06x10¹kJ are absorbed

Explanation:

In the reaction:

2HgO(s) → 2Hg(l) + O₂(g) ΔH = 182kJ

As ΔH >0,

The reaction is endothermic

As the reaction is endothermic, when the reaction occurs,

the heat is absorbed.

Now, based on the equation, when 2 moles of HgO (Molar mass: 216.59g/mol), 182kJ are absorbed.

72.8g are:

72.8g * (1mol / 216.59g) = 0.3361 moles HgO.

that absorb:

0.3361 moles HgO * (182kJ / 2 moles) =

3.06x10¹kJ are absorbed