Callen H.B - Thermodynamics And An Introduction To Thermostatistics · Problem 13.2-9

IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · chemical-reactions-ideal-gases-vant-hoff

Problem

An experimenter finds that water vapor is 0.53\% dissociated at a temperature of 2000 K and a pressure of 10510^5 Pa. Raising the temperature to 2100 K and keeping the pressure constant leads to a dissociation of 0.88\%. That is, an initial mole of H2O\text{H}_2\text{O} remains as 0.9947 moles at 2000 K or as 0.9912 moles at 2100 K after the reaction comes to completion. Calculate the heat of reaction of the dissociation of water at P=105P = 10^5 Pa and T≈2050T \approx 2050 K. Answer: ΔH=2.7×105\Delta H = 2.7 \times 10^5 J/mole

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