Chapter 5: Q5.3-59E (page 271)
The following sequence of reactions occurs in the commercial production of aqueous nitric acid:
4NH3(g) + 5O2(g)⟶4NO(g) + 6H2O(l) ΔH= −907 kJ
2NO(g) + O2(g)⟶2NO2(g) ΔH= −113 kJ
3NO2 + H2O(l)⟶2HNO3(aq) + NO(g) ΔH= −139 kJ
Determine the total energy change for the production of one mole of aqueous nitric acid by this process.
Short Answer
Energy change for one mole of aqueous nitric acid is equal to 494.4 kJ.