A 100 mL sample of 0.300 M NaOH is mixed with a 100 mL sample of 0.300 M HNO3 in a coffee cup calorimeter. The two substances react according to the following chemical equation: NaOH(aq) + HNO3(aq) → NaNO3(aq) + H2O(l) Both solutions were initially at 35.0 °C. The temperature of the solution after reaction was 37.0 °C. Estimate the ΔHrxn (in kJ/mol NaOH). Assume: i) no heat is lost to the calorimeter or the surroundings; and ii) the density and the specific heat of the solution are the same as for water (1 g/mL and 4.184 J g-1 o C-1 , respectively).
The number of moles of NaOH reacted
The temperature change
Total volume
Density is assumed to be 1 g/mL.
Mass of solution
The heat capacity
Heat of reaction
This is heat of reaction for 0.030 moles of NaOH
For one mole of NaOH
Convert the unit from J to kJ
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