CHEM 1033 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.1: Chemical Equation, Stoichiometry

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When combine with other atoms to form molecules, their symbols are modified or combined to generate chemical formulas that appropriately represent these species. Extending this symbolism to represent both the identities and the relative quantities of substances undergoing a chemical (or physical) change involves writing and balancing a chemical equation. Consider as an example the reaction between one methane molecule (ch4) and two diatomic oxygen molecules (o2) to produce one carbon dioxide molecule (co2) and two water molecules (h2o). To balance chemical equations is to have equal numbers of atoms for each element involved in the reaction are represented on the reactant and product sides. This is a requirement the equation must satisfy to be consistent with the law of conservation of matter. It may be confirmed by simply summing the numbers of atoms on either side of the arrow and comparing these sums to ensure they are equal. 2 = 2, yes the oxygens on both sides.

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Science Tutor: Chemistry Name: Mixtures, Solutions, &Compounds: Chemical Equations Date Chemical Equations If a chemical symbol can be thought of as a letter and a chemical formula as a word in the language of chemistry, then a chemical equation is a statement or sentence. A chemical equation is a shorthand way of describing a chemical reaction between two or more substances. A "+ sign means "combines with." An arrow points away from the reactants and toward the products (See page 10), and an arrow means "yields." 2Na + Cl2 â 2NaCl means sodium combines with chlorine to yield sodiumn chloride (salt) Look closely at the equation above. Notice the "2" in front of NaCI on the right and Na on the left. That 2, called a coefficient, is necessary to make this equation balance. Remember Antoine Lavoisier? (Page 15) Matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. The same number of each kind of atom must be on both sides of a chemical equation. Because chlorine only exists as a molecule consisting of two chlorine atoms, it requires two atoms of sodium to yield two molecules of salt (NaCI). This illustrates another important law stated clearly by the French chemist Joseph-Louis Proust in 1799. Chemical compounds always combine in certain specific fixed proportions. Wherever sodium and chlorine combine, two atoms of sodium will be necessary to react with one molecule of gaseous chlorine. 1 . For the equation 2Mg + O2â 2MgO + energy: A. List the reactant or reactants 2Hato B. List the product or products C. How many atoms of magnesium does it take to combine with one molecule of oxygen? D. How many molecules of magnesium oxide are produced in this reaction? 2. Hydrogen can combine with oxygen to produce water. We could write the equation like this: H2 + O2 â H2O. But this equation is unbalanced! Rewrite this equation with the correct coefficients so that an atom of oxygen doesn't disappear! (Be careful. If you add a coefficient to one side you may have to adjust the other. Count all the atoms.) 3. Now that you have the idea, balance the following equations: A, Pho, â PbO + 02 C. Ca + H2O â Ca(OH)2 + H2 How is following a recipe to mix up a batch of biscuits (or any other food item) similar to Proust's law for chemical reactions? 4. OMark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers 17

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants effectively capture energy from the sun and store it for later use by organisms. It's the fundamental process that enables the entire food chain. Actual photosynthesis is a highly complex process involving many steps and many different chemicals, but we can get an idea of what's happening to thermodynamic quantities (enthalpy, Gibbs free energy, and entropy) using simpler reactions.

Let's consider a toy model in which an input of energy (for example from the sun) is be used to combine water and carbon dioxide to create an organic molecule (formaldehyde) and oxygen, effectively "storing" that energy for use later. The simplest possible such process is given by:

CO₂ + H₂O â O₂ + CH₂O

The table lists the enthalpy of formation, ÎH_f and the entropy S for 1 mol of each of the substances involved in this reaction at 298 K and 10⁵ Pa.

	ÎH_f (kJ)	S (kJ/K)
CH₂O	-115.9	0.2189
H₂O	-241.82	0.1888
CO₂	-393.51	0.2138
O₂	0	0.2051

Answer the following questions assuming that 1 mol of formaldehyde molecules are formed.

1. What is the change in enthalpy of this reaction?
ÎH = ____ kJ

Does this change in enthalpy represent energy that must be added to the system, or energy that is released from the system?
-Energy must be added or Energy is released?

2. What is the change in entropy for this reaction?
ÎS = ____ kJ/K

Does the entropy increase or decrease?
-Entropy increases or Entropy decreases?

At 298 K, what is the heat transfer that corresponds to this change in entropy?
Q = ____ kJ
Does this heat transfer represent energy that is added to the system, or energy that is released from the system?
--Energy is added Energy is released ?

3. What is the change in Gibbs free energy for this reaction?
ÎG = _____ kJ

The Gibbs free energies of formation, ÎG_f, are: -228.57 kJ for water; -394.36 kJ for CO₂; and 0 kJ for O₂. What is the Gibbs free energy of formation for formaldehyde?
ÎG_f (formaldehyde) = _______ kJ

4. Using the formation of formaldehyde as a model, comment on photosynthesis and the formation of sugars using what we know about entropy and free energy.

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