8. Thermochemistry

Nitromethane (CH₃NO₂), sometimes used as a fuel for drag racing, burns according to the following reaction: 

4 CH₃NO₂ (l) + 7 O₂ (g) → 4 CO₂ (g) + 6 H₂O (g) + 4 NO₂ (g)      ∆Hº = – 2441.6 kJ

How much heat is released by burning 125.0 g of nitromethane (MW:61.044 g/mol)? 

Consider the following reaction: 

2 C₆H₆ (l) + 15 O₂ (g) → 12 CO₂ (g) + 6 H₂­O (g)  ∆Hº = – 6278 kJ

What volume of benzene (C₆H₆, d = 0.880 g/mL, molar mass = 78.11 g/mol) is necessary to evolve 5.19 x 10⁹ kJ of heat? 

The creation of liquid methanol is accomplished by the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide: 

CO (g) + 2 H₂ (g) → CH₃OH (l)       ∆Hº = – 128.1 kJ

How much heat (in kJ) is released when 125.0 g CO reacts with 2.32 x 10² g H₂?

The propane fuel (C3H8) used in gas barbeques burns according to the thermochemical equation: C3H8( g) + 5 O2( g)¡3 CO2( g) + 4 H2O( g) ΔH °rxn = -2044 kJ If a pork roast must absorb 1.6 * 103 kJ to fully cook, and if only 10% of the heat produced by the barbeque is actually absorbed by the roast, what mass of CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere during the grilling of the pork roast?

Charcoal is primarily carbon. Determine the mass of CO2 produced by burning enough carbon (in the form of charcoal) to produce 5.00 * 102 kJ of heat. C(s) + O2( g)¡CO2( g) ΔH °rxn = -393.5 kJ

Determine the mass of CO2 produced by burning enough of each fuel to produce 1.00 * 102 kJ of heat. a. CH4( g) + 2 O2( g)¡CO2( g) + 2 H2O( g) ΔH °rxn = -802.3 kJ