Naoh Reaction Lab

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ΔH2 released only 74.24 kilojoules of energy per mole, which is half when compared to the 144.79 kilojoules per mole that was released when the first and third reaction was summated. Although the algebraic sum of equation of 1 and equation 3 is equation 2, and the summated change in enthalpy per mole are drastically different, appearing to contradict Hess’s Law, this conclusion changes once limiting reagents are considered. In the second reaction, 3.25 grams of NaOH was used, or 3.25/(23.0+16.0+1.0) = 0.08125 mol of NaOH. 200/1000 = 0.2 liter of 0.25 M HCl was used, or 0.25(0.2) = 0.05 mol of HCl. As the reaction occurred in a one-to-one ratio (1 mol of NaOH per 1 mol of HCl), there were far more NaOH available than what can be reacted with

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