Potassium nitrate, KNO,, has a molar mass of 101.1 g/mol. In a constant-pressure calorimeter, 48.7 g of KNO, is dissolved in 259 g of water at 23.00 °C. H,0 KNO, (s) K*(aq) + NO, (aq) The temperature of the resulting solution decreases to 18.10 °C. Assume that the resulting solution has the same specific heat as water, 4.184 J/(g · °C), and that there is negligible heat loss to the surroundings. How much heat was released by the solution? 4soln = kJ What is the enthalpy of the reaction? ΔΗΧ kJ/mol rxn

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Potassium nitrate, KNO,, has a molar mass of 101.1 g/mol. In a constant-pressure calorimeter, 48.7 g of KNO, is dissolved in
3 >
259 g of water at 23.00 °C.
H,O
KNO, (s) → K*(aq) + NO, (aq)
The temperature of the resulting solution decreases to 18.10 °C. Assume that the resulting solution has the same specific heat as
water, 4.184 J/(g · °C), and that there is negligible heat loss to the surroundings.
How much heat was released by the solution?
Isoln
kJ
What is the enthalpy of the reaction?
AHrxn
kJ/mol
Transcribed Image Text:Potassium nitrate, KNO,, has a molar mass of 101.1 g/mol. In a constant-pressure calorimeter, 48.7 g of KNO, is dissolved in 3 > 259 g of water at 23.00 °C. H,O KNO, (s) → K*(aq) + NO, (aq) The temperature of the resulting solution decreases to 18.10 °C. Assume that the resulting solution has the same specific heat as water, 4.184 J/(g · °C), and that there is negligible heat loss to the surroundings. How much heat was released by the solution? Isoln kJ What is the enthalpy of the reaction? AHrxn kJ/mol
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