A 100.00 ml of volume of 0.500 M HCl was mixed with 100.00 ml of 0.500 M KOH in a constant pressure calorimeter. The initial temperature of individual acid and base was 23.0 oC. The final temperature after mixing was 25.5 oC. The specific heat of the solution was 3.97 J g-1 oC-1 Assume the density of the solution is 1.00 g mL-1 a) Calculate the heat of the reaction in kJ. (Be sure to use signs correctly.)

b) Calculate the enthalpy of the reaction in kJ/mol. (Be sure to use signs correctly.)

1. for the first question, we must find the mass of the anhydrous salt, mgso₄. the molar mass for mgso₄·7h₂o is 246.47 g/mol, while that of mgso₄ is 120.37 g/mol.7.834 g mgso₄·7h₂o * 1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o/246.47 g * 1 mol mgso₄/1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o * 20.37 g mgso₄/mol = 0.647 g mgso₄

2. mass of water = mass of sample - mass of anhydrous salemass of water = 7.834 - 0.647 = 7.19 gpercent water in hydrate = 7.19/7.834 * 100 = 91.74%

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