Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
of hydrochloric acid is mixed with of sodium hydroxide in a coffee-cup calorimeter. The temperature rises by . Take the mixture as of water with . Find the heat taken up and the enthalpy of neutralisation.
At constant pressure the heat taken in is , and at constant volume it is . For gases, , where counts moles of gas only and . Heat and temperature are linked by . A calorimeter takes up the heat the reaction gives out, so per mole. For an ideal gas, .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Heat taken up. .
Step 2. Moles. of acid, and the same of base, so of water forms.
Step 3. Enthalpy. .
Answer: taken up; .
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