Standard formation enthalpies

To date there is no evidence that sodium forms any chloride other than NaCl indeed the electronic theory of valency predicts that Na" and CU, with their noble gas configurations, are likely to be the most stable ionic species. However, since some noble gas atoms can lose electrons to form cations (p. 354) we cannot rely fully on this theory. We therefore need to examine the evidence provided by energetic data. Let us consider the formation of a number of possible ionic compounds and first, the formation of sodium dichloride , NaCl2. The energy diagram for the formation of this hypothetical compound follows the pattern of that for NaCl but an additional endothermic step is added for the second ionisation energy of sodium. The lattice energy is calculated on the assumption that the compound is ionic and that Na is comparable in size with Mg ". The data are summarised below (standard enthalpies in kJ) ... 

Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation. AH potassium bromide. 

Enthalpy of Formation. Once standard enthalpies are assigned to the elements, it is possible to determine standard enthalpies for compounds. For the reaction ... 

Sodium Chlorite. The standard enthalpy, Gibbs free energy of formation, and standard entropy for aqueous chlorite ions ate AH° = —66.5 kJ/mol ( — 15.9 kcal/mol), AG = 17.2 kJ/mol (4.1 kcal/mol), and S° = 0.1883 kJ/(molK) (0.045 kcal/(molK)), respectively (107). The thermal decomposition products of NaClO, in the 175—200°C temperature range ate sodium chlorate and sodium chloride (102,109) ... 

Enthalpy of Formation The ideal gas standard enthalpy (heat) of formation (AHJoqs) of chemical compound is the increment of enthalpy associated with the reaction of forming that compound in the ideal gas state from the constituent elements in their standard states, defined as the existing phase at a temperature of 298.15 K and one atmosphere (101.3 kPa). Sources for data are Refs. 15, 23, 24, 104, 115, and 116. The most accurate, but again complicated, estimation method is that of Benson et al. " A compromise between complexity and accuracy is based on the additive atomic group-contribution scheme of Joback his original units of kcal/mol have been converted to kj/mol by the conversion 1 kcal/mol = 4.1868 kJ/moL... 

Table 1.5. Standard Enthalpies of Formation of Some Hydrocarbons (kcal/mol) ...

The amonnt of energy that can be released from a given chemical reaction is determined from the energies (enthalpies of formation) of the individnal reactants and prodncts. Enthalpies are nsnally given for snbstances in their standard states, which are the stable states of pnre snbstances at atmospheric pressnre and at 25°C. The overall heat of reaction is the difference between the snms of the standard enthalpies of formation of the prodncts... 

Figure 4,4 Standard enthalpies of formation (A// and lattice energies (plotted as —t/O for alkali metal halides and hydrides.

Figure 7.7 Trends in the standard enthalpies of formation AH] for Groups 3 and 13 trihalides as illustrated by data for MF3 and MBrj.

The atom and bond concepts dominate chemistry. Dalton postulated that atoms retained their identities even when in chemical combinations with other atoms. We know that their properties are sometimes transferable from one molecule to another for example, the incremental increase in the standard enthalpy of formation of a normal hydrocarbon per CHj group is —20.6 1.3 kJmol . We also know that more often there are subtle modifications to the electron density. 

The standard enthalpies of formation of ions in aqueous solution listed at the bottom of Table 8.3 are relative values, established by taking... 

The standard enthalpy change, Aff°, for a given thermochemical equation is equal to the sum of the standard enthalpies of formation of the product compounds minus the sum of the standard enthalpies of formation of the reactant compounds. 

Enthalpy changes for reactions in solution can be determined using standard enthalpies of formation of aqueous ions, applying the general relation... 

Table 4.3 summarizes values taken from the JANAF tables for the Gibbs free energy functions and standard enthalpies of formation for a few common substances. The JANAF tables provide a more complete tabulation. 

This value is the standard enthalpy of formation of glycerol dissolved in water in a hypothetical m = 1 solution that obeys Henry s law. 

Combining this result with the standard enthalpies of formation of SF6 and GeF4... 

Extensive tabulations of standard enthalpies of formation and related thermodynamic data can be found in the literature.5 Table 9.1 summarizes selected values from these sources. 

There are millions of possible reactions, and it is impractical to list every one with its standard reaction enthalpy. However, chemists have devised an ingenious alternative. First, they report the standard enthalpies of formation of substances. Then they combine these quantities to obtain the standard enthalpy of reaction needed. Let s look at these two stages in turn. 

The standard enthalpy of formation, AH°, of a substance is the standard reaction enthalpy per mole of formula units for the formation of a substance from its elements in their most stable form, as in the reaction... 

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