Alex T. ZhaoGregg KerrIB Chemistry HLFebruary 23, 2013

Heat of reaction for the neutralization of hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide solution

Objective: To experimentally determine the molar heat of the neutralization reaction between Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide by measuring the temperature increase that occurs.

Equipment: Polystyrene cup Graduated cylinder (100 mL) Thermometer (-10-100°C) Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) 1 mol dm-3 (50 mL) Sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH) 1 mol dm-3 (50 mL)

Procedure:1. Place 50 mL of 1 mol dm-3 HCL into the polystyrene cup and measure its

temperature.2. Measure 50 mL of 1 mol dm-3 of NaOH into a measuring cylinder and record its

temperature.3. Add the NaOh into the HCL, stir briefly with the thermometer, and note the

maximum temperature reached.

Data collection:

Volume of HCl (mL ± 1mL) 50Volume of NaOH (mL ± 1mL) 50Int. Temp HCl (°C ± 0.2°C) 22.0Int. Temp NaOH (°C ± 0.2°C) 21.8Average Temp* (°C ± 0.2°C) (22.0+21.8)/2=21.9Final Temp (°C ± 0.2°C) 26.0*Average Temp will be used as the Initial temperature of the system, denoted by Ti

Processing of results, and questions1. Using the average temperature of the two reactants as the initial temperature,

calculate the change in temperature of the solution:

2. Calculate the amount of heat energy releasedLet “Q” be heat energy released; “m” be mass; “C” be specific heat capacity; ∆T be change in temperature, then:

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Thus, 1713.8 joules of heat energy was released in the reaction. Since the heat was released, the change in enthalpy, ∆H, should be negative, hence ∆H1= -1713.8 J.

3. The answer to question 2 is the heat released when 50 mL of 1 mol dm-3 HCl is neutralized with 50 mL of 1 mol dm-3 NaOH

a. Calculate the molar heat of reaction.

This means that for 0.005 mol of reactants, 1713.8 J of heat is released. Thus, using ratios, we can find the molar heat of reaction.

b. Is this reaction exothermic or endothermic?i. Exothermic

c. Write the molar value of ∆H for the neutralization reaction using the appropriate sign.

i. , or the molar heat can be written with the units KJ/mol, as -34.3 KJ/mol.

Since the reaction is exothermic, the ∆H is negative

Percentage Error:

Conclusion:We have determined in this experiment that the neutralization of hydrochloric

acid with sodium hydroxide is an exothermic reaction, with an experimental molar heat of reaction of -34.3 KJ/mol. The theoretical molar heat of reaction is -56.2KJ/mol, which yields a percentage error of 39%. The greatest source of error was that the system was not completely isolated, hence heat was constantly lost to the surroundings. Due to this loss of heat, the temperature rise was not as great as expected, which caused the empirical molar heat of reaction to be lower than the theoretical molar heat of reaction.

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