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Calculate ΔH for the reaction between ethene and water to form ethyl alcohol from the following data:
ΔcHC2H5OH(I)=1368kJ
ΔcHC2H4(g)=1410kJ
Does the calculated ΔH0 represent the enthalpy of formation of liquid ethanol?

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Solution

Solution:-
Given:-
C2H4(g)+3O2(g)2CO2(g)+2H2O(l)ΔH=1410KJ.....(1)
C2H5OH(l)+3O2(g)2CO2(g)+3H2O(l)ΔH=1368KJ
2CO2(g)+3H2O(l)C2H5OH(l)+3O2(g)ΔH=1368KJ.....(2)
Adding eqn(1)&(2), we have
C2H4(g)+3O2(g)+2CO2(g)+3H2O(l)2CO2(g)+2H2O(l)+C2H5OH(l)+3O2(g) ΔH=[(1410)+(1368)]KJ
C2H4(g)+H2O(l)C2H5OH(l)ΔH=42KJ
Hence the value of ΔH for the reaction between ethene and water to form ethyl alcohol is 42KJ.
The calculated value of ΔH is not the enthalpy of formation of liquid ethanol because the reaction does not involve the formation of ethyl alcohol from its constituent elements.

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