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Evaluating An Enthalpy Change That Cannot Be Measured Directly.

Dr. Watson.
Introduction.
We were told that sodium hydrogencarbonate decomposes on heating to give sodium
carbonate, water and carbon dioxide as shown in the equation below:-
2NaHCO3(s)--------> Na2CO3 (s) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g) = DeltaH1

This was given as deltaH1 and we had to calculate as part of the experiment.
This however cannot be measured directly, but can be found using the enthalpy
changes from two other reactions. These being that of sodium hydrogencarbonate
and hydrochloric acid and also sodium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.

We were given a list of instructions in how to carry out the experiment, which
are given later.

List of Apparatus Used.

1 x 500ml Beaker. 1 x ...

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pre-weighted sodium hydrogencarbonate was then added to the solution, and
the final temperature was recorded.

The contents of the cup were then emptied out and the cup was washed out with
water and then thoroughly dried. This was done three times for the sodium
hydrogen carbonate so that I could remove any anomalies that were obtained.

The experiment was then repeated in exactly the same manner except sodium
carbonate was used instead of sodium hydrogen carbonate.

The results were then tabulated, this table is shown below.

Results Table. Results Table for Sodium Hydrogencarbonate.

Results Table for Sodium Carbonate.

Calculations.

From these results I had to calculate deltaH2 and deltaH3. DeltaH2 refers to the
enthalpy change when sodium hydrogencarbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid, and
deltaH3 is the enthalpy change when the sodium carbonate reacts with the acid.

Firstly however it is necessary to show the equations for the two reactions:-
DeltaH2= 2NaHCO3 (s) ...

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