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Copper(II) nitrate decomposes on heating. The reaction is endothermic.
2Cu(NO),(s) → 2CuO(s) + 4NO2(g) + 0,(9)
Sketch a reaction pathway diagram for this reaction to include the
activation energy
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b Draw an energy cycle to calculate the standard enthalpy change for
this reaction, using enthalpy changes of formation.
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Calculate the enthalpy change for this reaction using the following
enthalpy changes of formation.
AH, [Cu(NO, ),(s)] = -302.9 kJ mol-'
AH, [CuO(s)] =-157.3 kJ mol-!
AH [NO,(g)] = +33.2 kJ mol-!
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d Copper(II) sulfate is soluble in water. A student dissolved 25.0 g of
copper(II) sulfate in 100 cm of water in a polystyrene beaker stirring
all the time. The temperature of the water fell by 2.9 °C.
i Calculate the enthalpy change of solution of copper(II) sulfate.
(specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 Jg1 °C ; relative
molecular mass of copper(II) sulfate = 249.7 g mol-')
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ii Suggest one source of error in this experiment and explain how
the error affects the results.
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