What mass of ethanol (c2h5oh(ℓ)) must be burned to supply 500 kj of heat? the standard enthalpy of combustion of ethanol at 298 k is −1368 kj · mol−1

16.8 g

Explanation:

We are told than burning one mol of ethanol releases 1368 kJ. Now we are trying to find how much ethanol has to be burned, in grams, to release 500 kJ

We use ratios

-1368 kJ : 1 mole

-500 kJ :      x

Then you cross multiply

-1368x = -500

       x = 0.3655 mol

mass = number of moles * molar mass

        = 0.3655 mol * 46.07 g/mol

        = 16.8 g

d.) the average kinetic energy of the gas particles is greater in container b because its particles move faster.

a mercury barometer is a device that uses the physical properties of mercury in a tube to measure barometric pressure. mercury barometers are used for : -

1. measurement of atmospheric pressure  

2. determining the altitude of a place

3. weather forecasting

4. calibration and checking of aneroid barometers

5. application in fluid mechanics

6. measurement of pressure in aircrafts

7. surface weather analysis

8. preparation of barographs

9. usage in physical sciences like physics, astronomy & chemistry

10. preparation of aircraft altimeters

characteristics of mercury barometer : -

1.used to define and measure atmospheric pressure.

2.on the average at sea level the column of mercury rises to a height of about 760 mm.

3.this quantity is equal to 1 atmosphere.

4.it is also known as standard atmospheric pressure.

5.a barometer in which the weight of a column of mercury in a glass tube with a sealed top is balanced against that of the atmosphere pressing on an exposed cistern of mercury at the base of the mercury column, the height of the column varying with atmospheric pressure.