An Introduction to Thermal Physics · Problem 5.90

Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics — Daniel Schroeder

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · silica-dissolution-equilibrium

Problem

When solid quartz ``dissolves'' in water, it combines with water molecules in the reaction SiO2(s)+2H2O(l)⟷H4SiO4(aq).\mathrm{SiO}_2(\mathrm{s}) + 2\mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O}(\mathrm{l}) \longleftrightarrow \mathrm{H}_4\mathrm{SiO}_4(\mathrm{aq}). ((a)) Use this data in the back of this book to compute the amount of silica dissolved in water in equilibrium with solid quartz, at 25∘25^\circC. ((b)) Use the van't Hoff equation (Problem 5.85) to compute the amount of silica dissolved in water in equilibrium with solid quartz at 100∘100^\circC.

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