Determine the overall energy change for the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen shown in Question 13. Use Figure 2.

–500KJ

Explanation:

Data obtained from the question include the following:

Heat of reactant (Hr) = 800KJ

Heat of product (Hp) = 300KJ

Enthalphy change (ΔH) =..?

The enthalphy change is simply defined as the difference between the heat of product and the heat of reactant i.e

Enthalphy change = Heat of product – Heat of reactant

ΔH = Hp – Hr

With the above formula, we can easily calculate the enthalphy change as follow

ΔH = Hp – Hr

ΔH = 300 – 800

ΔH = –500KJ.

Therefore, the overall energy change for the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen shown in the diagram above is –500KJ