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The latent heat of evaporation of water is 80 kJ mol-1 . If 100 g water are evaporated at 100 °C and 1 atm, calculate W, ΔH, ΔU and Q.

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Given : 

Latent heat of evaporation = ΔH 

= 80 kJ mol-1 of water 

Temperature = T = 273 + 100 = 373 K 

Pressure = P = 1 atm 

Mass of water = m = 100 g 

Molar mass of water = 18 g mol-1

W = ?, 

ΔH = 1, 

U = ?, 

Q = ?

Number of moles of water = \(\frac{m}{M}\) = \(\frac{100}{8}\) = 5.556 mol

H2O(I) → H2O(g)

5.556 mol

Change in number of moles = Δn 

= 5.556 – 0 

= 5.556 mol

For evaporation of 1 mol H2O, 

ΔH = 80 kJ 

For 5.556 mol H2O, 

ΔH= 80 × 5.556 

= 444.5 kJ

In this reaction, the work will be of expansion. 

W= -ΔnRT 

= -5.556 × 8.314 × 373 

= – 17230 J 

= -17.23 kJ

Now,

ΔH = ΔU + ΔnRT 

ΔU = ΔH – ΔnRT

= 444.5 – 5.556 × 8.314 × 373 × 10 

= 444.5 – 17.23 

= 427.27 kJ

In this, Q = Q = ΔH = 444.5 kJ

∴ W= -17.23 kJ; 

ΔH = 444.5 kJ 

ΔU= 427.21 kJ, 

Q = 444.5 kJ



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