Question textQ5 V2A chemical calibration is used to calibrate a calorimeter.A well insulated calorimeter containing 100 ml of water was calibrated by dissolving a known amount of sodium chloride in the calorimeter.The dissolution of sodium chloride in water can be represented by the equation:NaCl(s) + aq [math: ⟶]\ce{ - } Na+(aq) + Cl‾(aq) [math: ΔH]\ce{ $\Delta H$ } = +3.90 kJ mol-1The temperature of the calorimeter was initially 18.00 oC. A sample of 2.55 g of sodium chloride was dissolved in the 100 mL and the temperature was recorded as 16.30 oC.Mr (NaCl) = 58.5 g mol-1The calibration factor of the calorimeter is Answer 1 Question 5[input] J oC-1(express your answer to 3 significant figures)

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Question textQ5 V2A chemical calibration is used to calibrate a calorimeter.A well insulated calorimeter containing 100 ml of water was calibrated by dissolving a known amount of sodium chloride in the calorimeter.The dissolution of sodium chloride in water can be represented by the equation:NaCl(s) +  aq [math: ⟶]\ce{ -> }  Na+(aq) + Cl‾(aq) [math: ΔH]\ce{ $\Delta H$ } = +3.90 kJ mol-1The temperature of the calorimeter was initially 18.00 oC. A sample of 2.55 g of sodium chloride was dissolved in the 100 mL and the temperature was recorded as 16.30 oC.Mr (NaCl) = 58.5 g mol-1The calibration factor of the calorimeter is Answer 1 Question 5[input] J oC-1(express your answer to 3 significant figures)

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- The dissolution enthalpy is given as ΔH = +3.90 kJ/mol for NaCl(s) → Na+(aq) + Cl−(aq).
- The amount of NaCl dissolved is 2.55 g. Its molar amount is n = mass / M = 2.55 g / 58.5 g/mol = 0.0436 mol (to four significant figures).
- The heat change for the dissolution process is q_rxn = n × ΔH = 0.0436 mol × 3.90 kJ/mol = 0.1700 kJ = 170 J (positive, since the process is endothermic and absorbs heat).

- The observed temperature change in the calorimeter is ΔT = T_final − T_initial = 16.30 °C − 18.00 °C = −1.70 °C.

- The calibration (thermal) constant of the calorimeter, C, relates the heat absorbed by the calorimeter to the observed temperature change through q_calorimeter = C × ΔT. For a calorimeter calibration, we set the heat evolved/absorbed by the dissolution reaction equal and opposite to the heat absorbed by the calorimeter: q_rxn = − q_calorimeter = − C × ΔT.

- Solving for C gives C = − q_rxn / ΔT = −(170 J) / (−1.70 °C) = 100 J/°C.

Therefore, the calculated calibration factor is 100 J °C⁻¹.

Notes and potential sources of confusion:
- The sign convention used here assigns positive q_rxn to endothermic dissolution (heat absorbed by the system) and negative q_calorimeter to heat gained by the calorimeter’s surroundings. The minus signs cancel in the division when ΔT is negative.
- If a different convention or a different effective heat capacity for the water/calorimeter assembly were used (e.g., incorporating additional masses or using a different specific heat), you could obtain a different numerical value. In the data provided here, using the water mass of 100 g and c ≈ 4.18 J g⁻¹ K⁻¹ yields the straightforward result shown above.
- The answer shown in the dataset (58.2 J °C⁻¹) does not match the calculation from these standard relations and inputs; it would require a different interpretation of the heat terms or a different mass/specific heat value. If those alternative assumptions are intended, they should be stated explicitly to reconcile the numbers.

MUF0042 Chemistry Unit 2 - Semester 1, 2025

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