Many power plants produce energy by burning carbon‑based fuels, which also produces carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, so over‑production can have negative effects on the environment. Use enthalpy of formation data to calculate the number of moles of CO2(g) produced per megajoule of heat released from the combustion of each fuel under standard conditions (1 atm and 25 °C). coal, C(s,graphite)= 2.541 mol natural gas, CH4(g) = 1.123 mol propane, C3H8(g) = 1.351 mol octane, C8H18, Δ?∘f=−250.1 kJ·mol−1 =??
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
Many power plants produce energy by burning carbon‑based fuels, which also produces carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, so over‑production can have negative effects on the environment.
Use enthalpy of formation data to calculate the number of moles of CO2(g) produced per megajoule of heat released from the combustion of each fuel under standard conditions (1 atm and 25 °C).
coal, C(s,graphite)= 2.541 mol
natural gas, CH4(g) = 1.123 mol
propane, C3H8(g) = 1.351 mol
octane, C8H18, Δ?∘f=−250.1 kJ·mol−1 =??
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