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Using Hess’s Law, determine the enthalpy of reaction for,C2H4(g)   +  H2(g)   –>  C2H6(g)     ΔH = ?Using the following reactions:C2H4(g)   +   3O2(g)   –>  2CO2(g)   +  2H2O(l)  ΔH = -1401 kJC2H6(g)  +  7/2O2(g)   –>   2CO2(g)   +  3H2O(l)  ΔH = -1550 kJH2(g)  +    1/2O2(g)  –>  H2O(l)    ΔH = -286 kJGroup of answer choices243 kJ-311 kJ95 kJ-137 kJ

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Using Hess’s Law, determine the enthalpy of reaction for,C2H4(g)   +  H2(g)   –>  C2H6(g)     ΔH = ?Using the following reactions:C2H4(g)   +   3O2(g)   –>  2CO2(g)   +  2H2O(l)  ΔH = -1401 kJC2H6(g)  +  7/2O2(g)   –>   2CO2(g)   +  3H2O(l)  ΔH = -1550 kJH2(g)  +    1/2O2(g)  –>  H2O(l)    ΔH = -286 kJGroup of answer choices243 kJ-311 kJ95 kJ-137 kJ

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Solution

To solve this problem, we need to manipulate the given reactions in such a way that they add up to the desired reaction.

The desired reaction is: C2H4(g) + H2(g) –> C2H6(g)

The given reactions are:

  1. C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) –> 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) ΔH = -1401 kJ
  2. C2H6(g) + 7/2O2(g) –> 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l) ΔH = -1550 kJ
  3. H2(g) + 1/2O2(g) –> H2O(l) ΔH = -286 kJ

We can see that the second reaction is the reverse of the desired reaction, so we will reverse it and change the sign of ΔH:

2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l) –> C2H6(g) + 7/2O2(g) ΔH = 1550 kJ

Now, we need to cancel out the extra substances. We can do this by adding the first and third reactions:

C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) + H2(g) + 1/2O2(g) –> 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) + H2O(l) ΔH = -1401 kJ - 286 kJ = -1687 kJ

This gives us:

C2H4(g) + H2(g) + 7/2O2(g) –> 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l) ΔH = -1687 kJ

Now, we can add this reaction to the reversed second reaction:

C2H4(g) + H2(g) –> C2H6(g) ΔH = 1550 kJ - 1687 kJ = -137 kJ

So, the enthalpy of the reaction C2H4(g) + H2(g) –> C2H6(g) is -137 kJ.

This problem has been solved

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