Chemical Thermodynamics

Assignment Problems with Answers

1. Calculate the change in entropy accompanying the isothermal expansion of 4
moles of an ideal gas at 300K until its volume has increased three times.
(Ans.S= 8.733 cals/K)
2. Predict whether the following reaction is spontaneous at 25o C
C (s) + H2O CO (g) + H2(g) H= 31.4kcal/mole and S = 32cal/K at 25oC
(Ans. G=21.9k.cals, since G is positive the reaction is non-spontaneous)
3. Calculate the change in entropy accompanying the isothermal expansion of 5
moles of an ideal gas at 330K until its volume has increased six times.
(Ans. S=17.8 cals/K)
4. Calculate the entropy change when 10g of ice is converted into liquid water at 0oC
Latent heat of fusion of ice is 80cal/g.
(Ans.S=0.293cal/K/g and for 10g of ice 2.93cal/K)

5. Calculate the entropy increase in the evaporation of one mole of water at 100oC
in calories and joules. Latent heat of vaporization is 540cal/g
(Ans. S=26.06cal/K and 109J/K)
6. Gibbs free energy of a reaction at 300K and 310K are 29kcal and 29.5 kcal.
Determine its H and S at 300K
(Ans.H= 14k.cal and S = 0.05 k.cal/K)
7. The free energy change G for a process is 138 kJ at 30oC and 135 kJ at
40oC. Calculate the change in enthalpy and change in entropy at 35oC.
(Ans. S= 0.3 kJ/K and H = 228.9 kJ)

8. The free energy change at 298K and 308K are 3.98 k.cal/mole and 3.37
k.cal/mole for the following reaction N2 + 3H2 2NH3 Calculate the enthalpy
change of the reaction at 308K
(Ans H = 22.16 k.cal.mole)
9. G and H values for a reaction at 300K are 16k.cal and 10 k.cal respectively.
Calculate the free energy change at 330 K.
(Ans S = 86.66cal/K and G = 18.6 k.cal)
10. The value of equilibrium constant for a reaction is found to be 10000 at 25oC.
Calculate standard free energy change for the reaction.
(Ans. Go = 22,823J)
11. Calculate the equilibrium constant of a reaction if the value of Go is 95.4
kJ/mole at 25oC.
(Ans K = 5.248 x 1016)
12. The equilibrium constant for the reaction N2 + 3H2 2NH3 at 400 o C is
1.64x104 and at 500 o C is 1.44x104. Calculate the heat of formation of I mole
of ammonia from its elements within the given range of temperature.
( R=1.987cals)
(Ans. H = 1.3108k.cals (as per the equation H is for 2 moles). Hence for 1mole
H = 0.6554k.cals)
13. The equilibrium constant for a reaction at 500 o C is 1.64x104 and at 700 o C is
0.4x104. Calculate the enthalpy of reaction assuming it to be constant over this
temperature range.
(Ans. H=44138.82J)

14. The equilibrium constant for a reaction at 500 o C is 1.64x104 and at 700 o C is
0.64x104. Calculate the enthalpy of reaction assuming it to be constant over this
temperature range.
(Ans. H = 29430J)
15. The equilibrium constant for a reaction is 3.0 at 673K and 4.0 at 773 K Calculate
the enthalpy of reaction
(Ans. H = 12,490J )
16. Ether boils at 33.5oC at 1 atm. Pressure. At what temperature will it boil at a
pressure of 740 mm. Given the heat of vaporization of ether is 369.86J/g and
molecular weight of ether is 74.
(Ans. T1 = 305.74K or 32.7oC)
17. The vapour pressure of water at 100oC is 760 mm. What will be the vapor
pressure at 95oC. The heat of vaporization of water in this temperature range is
41.27 kJ / mole.
(Ans. P1 = 634.16 mm)
18. The equilibrium constant for a reaction is 1.64x104 at 400 o C. What will be the
equilibrium constant at 450oC if the heat of reaction in this temperature range is
105185.8 Joules.
(Ans. K2eq = 4.47x105)