Constant Volume Calorimetry, also know as bomb calorimetry, is used to measure the heat of a reaction while holding volume constant and resisting large amounts of pressure. Although these two aspects of bomb calorimetry make for accurate results, they also contribute to the difficulty of bomb calorimetry. In this module, the basic assembly of a bomb calorimeter will be addressed, as well as how bomb calorimetry relates to the heat of reaction and heat capacity and the calculations involved in regards to these two topics.
Introduction
Calorimetry is used to measure quantities of heat, and can be used to determine the heat of a reaction through experiments. Usually a coffee-cup calorimeter is used since it is simpler than a bomb calorimeter, but to measure the heat evolved in a combustion reaction, constant volume or bomb calorimetry is ideal. A constant volume calorimeter is also more accurate than a coffee-cup calorimeter, but it is more difficult to use since it requires a well-built reaction container that is able to withstand large amounts of pressure changes that happen in many chemical reactions.
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Steel bomb which contains the reactantsWater bath in which the bomb is submergedThermometerA motorized stirrerWire for ignition
is usually called a “bomb”, and the technique is known as bomb calorimetry
Another consequence of the constant-volume condition is that the heat released corresponds to qv , and thus to the internal energy change ΔUrather than to ΔH. The enthalpy change is calculated according to the formula
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Due to gravitational Force the water exerts more pressure at "ground floor" than at "2nd floor".
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- <em>The partial pressure of oxygen in the mixture is</em><u> 320.0 mm Hg</u>
Explanation:
<u>1) Take a base of 100 liters of mixture</u>:
- N: 60% × 100 liter = 60 liter
- O: 40 % × 100 liter = 40 liter.
<u>2) Volume fraction:</u>
At constant pressure and temperature, the volume of a gas is proportional to the number of molecules.
Then, the mole ratio is equal to the volume ratio. Callin n₁ and n₂, the number of moles of nitrogen and oxygen, respectively, and V₁, V₂ the volume of the respective gases you can set the proportion:
That means that the mole ratio is equal to the volume ratio, and the mole fraction is equal to the volume fraction.
Then, since the law of partial pressures of gases states that the partial pressure of each gas is equal to the mole fraction of the gas multiplied by the total pressure, you can draw the conclusion that the partial pressure of each gas is equal to the volume fraction of the gas in the mixture multiplied by the total pressure.
Then calculate the volume fractions:
- Volume fraction of a gas = volume of the gas / volume of the mixture
- N: 60 liter / 100 liter = 0.6 liter
- V: 40 liter / 100 liter = 0.4 liter
<u>3) Partial pressures:</u>
These are the final calculations and results:
- Partial pressure = volume fraction × total pressure
- Partial pressure of N = 0.6 × 800.0 mm Hg = 480.0 mm Hg
- Partial pressure of O = 0.4 × 800.0 mm Hg = 320.0 mm Hg
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Nuclear Fusion reactions power the Sun and other stars. In a fusion reaction, two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus.The process releases energy because the total mass of the resulting single nucleus is less than the mass of the two original nuclei
Explanation:
Nuclear fusion is a process in which atomic nuclei are fused together to form heavier nuclei. ... Like fission, nuclear fusion can also transmute one element into another. For example, hydrogen nuclei fuse in stars to form the element helium.
