15. Chemical Kinetics
Energy Diagrams
8PRACTICE PROBLEM
The following reaction is known to be an exothermic process:
NH3 (g) + HCl (g) → NH4Cl (s)
Assume that the energy of activation for the forward, Ea(fwd) and backward, Ea(reverse) reactions are 15 kJ/mol and 330 kJ/mol respectively. Calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction, ΔHrxn.
The following reaction is known to be an exothermic process:
NH3 (g) + HCl (g) → NH4Cl (s)
Assume that the energy of activation for the forward, Ea(fwd) and backward, Ea(reverse) reactions are 15 kJ/mol and 330 kJ/mol respectively. Calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction, ΔHrxn.