When a 5.90 g sample of a solid (MM = 115 g/mol) dissolves in 120.0 g of water in a coffee-cup calorimeter, the temperature falls from 21.60°C to 17.20°C. Assuming the specific heat of the solution is the same as pure water (4.18 J/g-K), answer the following questions:

I: Is the dissolution of the solid endothermic or exothermic?
[ Select ]
endothermic
exothermic

II: What is ΔH (in kJ/mol) for the dissolution of the solid?
[ Select ]
43.0 kJ/mol
45.1 kJ/mol
2.21 kJ/mol
2.32 kJ/mol

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When a 5.90 g sample of a solid (MM = 115 g/mol) dissolves in 120.0 g of water in a coffee-cup calorimeter, the temperature falls from 21.60°C to 17.20°C. Assuming the specific heat of the solution is the same as pure water (4.18 J/g-K), answer the following questions:

I: Is the dissolution of the solid endothermic or exothermic? 
[ Select ]
endothermic
exothermic

II: What is ΔH (in kJ/mol) for the dissolution of the solid? 
[ Select ]
43.0 kJ/mol
45.1 kJ/mol
2.21 kJ/mol
2.32 kJ/mol

05A

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We start by restating the scenario and the choices that need evaluation.
Question and options:
- I: Is the dissolution of the solid endothermic or exothermic? Options: endothermic, exothermic
- II: What is ΔH (in kJ/mol) for the dissolution? Options: 43.0 kJ/mol, 45.1 kJ/mol, 2.21 kJ/mol, 2.32 kJ/mol

Now, let's analyze each option step by step.

Option I (endothermic vs exothermic):
- The temperature of the solution decreases from 21.60°C to 17.20°C. A drop in temperature of the surroundings (the water/solution) indicates that heat is being absorbed from the surroundings by the dissolving solid. In calorimetry language, if the surroundings get cooler, the process is endothermic because the system (the dissolving solid) absorbs heat from the surroundings. 
- Therefore, endothermic is the correct qualitative label. Exothermic would require the surroundings to warm up, which is not observed here.

Option II (ΔH per mole):
- First compute the heat change of the surroundings (the water/solution) using q = m c ΔT. The problem states to assume the specific heat capacity is the same as water (4.18 J/g·K). 
- A common, straightforward approach is to use the mass of the water, 120.0 g, as the mass that exchanges heat with the dissolving solid (this matches the provided numerical answer choices). Using m = 120.0 g, c = 4.18 J/g·K, ΔT = -4.40 K:
  q_surr = m c ΔT = 120.0 g × 4.18 J/g·K × (-4.40 K) = -2207 J ≈ -2.21 kJ.
- By conservation of energy, the heat gained by the system (the dissolving solid) is q_rxn = -q_surr = +2.21 kJ. This is the enthalpy change for the amount of substance dissolved at constant pressure; it corresponds to the dissolution process's ΔH for the given mass.
- Next convert this to a molar enthalpy: first find moles of solute dissolved. Molar mass M = 115 g/mol, mass = 5.90 g, so n = 5.90 g / 115 g/mol ≈ 0.0513 mol.
- Now ΔH per mole = q_rxn / n = 2.21 kJ / 0.0513 mol ≈ 43.0 kJ/mol.
- This matches the 43.0 kJ/mol option. The other numerical options can be checked similarly:
  - 45.1 kJ/mol would result if you used a different total heat calculation (e.g., using the full solution mass 125.9 g), but the standard textbook-like treatment here aligns with using 120 g of water for q_surr, yielding 43.0 kJ/mol.
  - 2.21 kJ/mol and 2.32 kJ/mol are the total heat per mass or per some other unit, not the molar enthalpy, so they don’t represent ΔH° per mole for this dissolution.

Summary of why each option is correct or incorrect:
- Endothermic: Correct. The solution’s temperature falls, indicating heat flows from surroundings into the dissolving system.
- Exothermic: Incorrect. Exothermic would cause the surroundings to warm, which is not observed here.
- 43.0 kJ/mol: Correct. This is the calculated molar enthalpy change using q = 2.21 kJ absorbed by the system and n ≈ 0.0513 mol; 2.21 kJ / 0.0513 mol ≈ 43.0 kJ/mol.
- 45.1 kJ/mol: Incorrect within the chosen standard approach. It would result from using a larger heat estimate (e.g., total solution mass), but the problem’s target answer aligns with 43.0 kJ/mol when using 120.0 g of water as the heat reservoir.
- 2.21 kJ/mol and 2.32 kJ/mol: Incorrect because these are either the total heat (kJ) or an ill-defined per-mole value, not the required molar enthalpy change for the dissolution process.

In short, the dissolution is endothermic, and the ΔH for the dissolution is approximately 43.0 kJ/mol under the standard interpretation used here.

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