Thermochemistry
Which experimental setup could best explore how impurities affect specific heat capacity calculations for pure metals?
Recording boiling points at various pressures for solutions created from these metals dissolved in identical acid concentrations.
Determining melting points for binary alloys composed of these metals under controlled atmospheric conditions to avoid oxidation.
Analyzing voltage outputs from electrochemical cells made up of pure metal electrodes and those alloyed with nonmetals at standard conditions.
Measuring temperature changes when heating metal samples containing known concentrations of impurities using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
If 100.0 grams of water is heated from 20.0°C to 30.0°C, how much heat is absorbed by the water given its specific heat capacity is 4.18 J/g°C?
4180 J
2089 J
418 J
41.8 J
During a calorimetry experiment, if a metal sample is heated and then placed in water causing the water's temperature to rise, which property of the metal can be calculated from this experiment?
Melting point
Molar mass
Specific heat capacity
Electrical conductivity
If 50 grams of an unknown metal at 100°C is placed in 100 grams of water at 25°C, and the final temperature of the system stabilizes at 28°C, what is the specific heat capacity of the metal assuming no heat loss to the surroundings?
( c = \frac{(50\ g + 100\ g) (4.18 J/g°C) (3 °C )}{(150g) (72 °C )} \
( c = \frac{(50\ g)(4.18\ J/g°C)(28°C - 25°C)}{(100\ g)(100°C - 28°C)} \
( c = \frac{(100\ g)(4.18\ J/g°C)(28°C - 25°C)}{(50\ g)(100°C - 28°C)} \
( c = \frac{(50\ g)(4.18\ J/g°K)(75°K)}{(100\ g)(72°K)} \
Which statement best describes how coupling reactions with ATP hydrolysis influences their thermodynamic favorability?
By linking unfavorable reactions with ATP hydrolysis, the overall combined processes can become reasonable since ATP hydrolysis provides sufficient negative ∆G value.
Coupling does not affect thermodynamics but merely speeds up kinetics by providing alternative pathways with lower activation energies.
Coupling reactions with ATP hydrolysis make them less favorable because it adds extra steps necessitating further enzyme catalysis.
Enthalpic benefits gained through increased orderliness outweigh any losses incurred during ATP hydrolysis making coupled reactions more feasible.
What experimental evidence would contradict the hypothesis that step B → C is rate-determining in a multi-step reaction sequence starting from A → B → C → D?
Little change in overall reaction rate after adding catalyst specific for B → C step only.
Large activation energy barrier between B and C steps compared to others.
Constant concentrations lead to steady rates suggesting stationary points along pathway.
Changing [B] does not affect overall reaction rate.
If the rate of a reaction quadruples when the concentration of substance A is doubled, what is the order of the reaction with respect to A?
Third-order
Zero-order
First-order
Second-order

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What unit is commonly used for measuring specific heat capacity?
Newtons per meter squared (N/m²)
Calories per mole per Kelvin (cal/mol·K)
Kilowatts per hour (kW·h)
Joules per gram per degree Celsius (J/g°C)
What is the relationship between the specific heat capacity and the change in temperature when a substance absorbs/release heat?
A lower specific heat capacity leads to a greater change in temperature for a given amount of energy absorbed/released
An increase in specific heat capacity does not affect the temperature changes since it depends on the amount of substance
A constant specific heat capacity results in unchanged temperature
A higher specific heat capacity decreases the change in temperature given the same amount of energy absorbed/released
What is the heat capacity of a substance directly proportional to?
The temperature change of the substance.
The phase of the substance.
The amount of substance.
The color of the substance.