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1 September, 11:43

Calculate the work of expansion accompanying the complete combustion of 1.0 g of glucose to carbon dioxide and (a) liquid water, (b) water vapor at 20oc when the external pressure is 1 atm.

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  1. 1 September, 13:20
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    The chemical equation for this is:

    C6H12O6 + O2 - - > H2O + CO2

    By balancing the reaction, we get:

    C6H12O6 + 6O2 - - > 6H2O + 6CO2

    By doing an overall energy balance, we can see that the work expansion is simply equivalent to the heat released.

    To get the heat released, we use enthalpies of formations for the different substances:

    HF (glucose) = - 1250 kJ/kmol

    HF (liquid water) = - 285.83 kJ/mol

    HF (water vapour) = - 241.82 kJ/mol

    HF (carbon dioxide) = - 393.52 kJ/mol

    HF (oxygen) = 0

    For a) liquid water

    H (Total) = (HF glucose) - 6 (HF liquid water) - 6 (HF carbon dioxide)

    H (Total) = - 2826.1 kJ/mol = Work

    For b) water vapour

    H (Total) = - (HFglucose) + 6 (HFwater vapour) + 6 (HFcarbon dioxide)

    H (Total) = - 2562.04 kJ/mol.

    However this is still in per mole basis, so calculate number of moles of glucose supplied:

    molar mass = 180.16 g/mol

    moles glucose = 1g / 180.16 g/mol =.000555 mol

    a) Work = - 2826.1 kJ/mol * 0.000555 = - 1.568 kJ

    b) Work = - 2562.04 kJ/mol * 0.000555 = - 1.42 kJ
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