Zinc metal reacts with hydrochloric acid according to the balanced equation: Zn(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → ZnCl₂(aq) + H₂(g) When 0.103 g of Zn(s) is combined with enough HCl to make 50.0 mL of solution in a coffee-cup calorimeter, all of the zinc reacts, raising the temperature of the solution from 22.5 °C to 23.7 °C. Find ΔH_rxn for this reaction as written. (Use 1.0 g/mL for the density of the solution and 4.18 J/g•°C as the specific heat capacity.)

When 0.514 g of biphenyl (C₁₂H₁₀) undergoes combustion in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature rises from 25.8 °C to 29.4 °C. Find ΔE_rxn for the combustion of biphenyl in kJ/mol biphenyl. The heat capacity of the bomb calorimeter, determined in a separate experiment, is 5.86 kJ/°C.

For each generic reaction, determine the value of ΔH₂ in terms of ΔH₁.

a. A + B → 2 C ΔH₁

2 C→ A + B ΔH₂ = ?

For each generic reaction, determine the value of ΔH₂ in terms of ΔH₁.

b. A + 1/2 B → C ΔH₁

2 A + B → 2 C ΔH₂ = ?

Instant cold packs used to ice athletic injuries on the field contain ammonium nitrate and water separated by a thin plastic divider. When the divider is broken, the ammonium nitrate dissolves according to the endothermic reaction: NH₄NO₃(s) → NH₄⁺(aq) + NO₃^– (aq) In order to measure the enthalpy change for this reaction, 1.25 g of NH₄NO₃ is dissolved in enough water to make 25.0 mL of solution. The initial temperature is 25.8 °C and the final temperature (after the solid dissolves) is 21.9 °C. Calculate the change in enthalpy for the reaction in kJ. (Use 1.0 g/mL as the density of the solution and 4.18 J/g•°C as the specific heat capacity.)

Mothballs are composed primarily of the hydrocarbon naphthalene (C₁₀H₈). When 1.025 g of naphthalene burns in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature rises from 24.25 °C to 32.33 °C. Find ΔE_rxn for the combustion of naphthalene. The heat capacity of the bomb calorimeter, determined in a separate experiment, is 5.11 kJ/°C.