JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2024 - 30th January Evening Shift - No. 30)

Two reactions are given below:

$$\begin{aligned} & 2 \mathrm{Fe}_{(\mathrm{s})}+\frac{3}{2} \mathrm{O}_{2(\mathrm{~g})} \rightarrow \mathrm{Fe}_2 \mathrm{O}_{3(\mathrm{~s})}, \Delta \mathrm{H}^{\circ}=-822 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol} \\ & \mathrm{C}_{(\mathrm{s})}+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{O}_{2(\mathrm{~g})} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{(\mathrm{g})}, \Delta \mathrm{H}^{\circ}=-110 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol} \end{aligned}$$

Then enthalpy change for following reaction $$3 \mathrm{C}_{(\mathrm{s})}+\mathrm{Fe}_2 \mathrm{O}_{3(\mathrm{~s})} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{Fe}_{(\mathrm{s})}+3 \mathrm{CO}_{(\mathrm{g})}$$ is _______ $$\mathrm{kJ} / \mathrm{mol}$$.

Answer
492

Explanation

$$2 \mathrm{Fe}_{(\mathrm{s})}+\frac{3}{2} \mathrm{O}_{2(\mathrm{~g})} \rightarrow \mathrm{Fe}_2 \mathrm{O}_{3(\mathrm{~s})}, \Delta \mathrm{H}^{\circ}=-822 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol}$$ ........ (1)

$$\mathrm{C}_{(\mathrm{s})}+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{O}_{2(\mathrm{~g})} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{(\mathrm{g})}, \Delta \mathrm{H}^{\circ}=-110 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol}$$ ........ (2)

$$3 \mathrm{C}_{(\mathrm{s})}+\mathrm{Fe}_2 \mathrm{O}_{3(\mathrm{~s})} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{Fe}_{(\mathrm{s})}+3 \mathrm{CO}_{(\mathrm{g})}, \Delta \mathrm{H}_3=\text { ? }$$

$$\begin{aligned} & (3)=3 \times(2)-(1) \\ & \begin{aligned} \Delta \mathrm{H}_3 & =3 \times \Delta \mathrm{H}_2-\Delta \mathrm{H}_1 \\ & =3(-110)+822 \\ & =492 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mole} \end{aligned} \end{aligned}$$

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