A chemist measures the energy change ΔH during the following reaction:
2NH3(g)→N2(g)+3H2(g)
ΔH=160kJUse the information to answer the following questions. This reaction is:.
a. endothermic
b. exothermic
Suppose 70.9 g of NH3 react. Will any heat be released or absorbed?
a. Yes, absorbed
b. Yes, released
c. No.
If you said heat will be released or absorbed in the second part of this question, calculate how much heat will be released or absorbed. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.

For (1): The correct option is (a)

For (2): The correct option is (a) and 333.6 kJ of heat will be absorbed when 70.9 g of ammonia reacts.

Explanation:

There are 2 types of reactions that are classified based on enthalpy change:

Endothermic reactions: These are the reactions where heat is absorbed by the reaction. The change in enthalpy of the reaction, is positive for these reactions.

Exothermic reactions: These are the reactions where heat is released by the reaction. The change in enthalpy of the reaction, is negative for these reactions.

For the given chemical reaction:

As the change in enthalpy or heat of the reaction is positive. Thus, the reaction is an endothermic reaction because heat is absorbed by the reaction.

When ammonia reacts, some amount of heat will be absorbed by the reaction. Thus, we can say the heat will be absorbed.

The number of moles is calculated by using the equation:

......(1)

Given mass of ammonia = 70.9 g

Molar mass of ammonia = 17 g/mol

Using equation 1:

By stoichiometry of the reaction:

If 2 mole of ammonia reacts, the heat absorbed is 160 kJ

So, if 4.17 moles of ammonia reacts, the heat absorbed will be =

Hence, 333.6 kJ of heat will be absorbed when 70.9 g of ammonia reacts

1. the question asks the most appropriate, which seems to rule out "all of the above." your choice appears to be the correct one.

2. the protocol described is good for identifying correlation, but not cause and effect. for cause/effect, you need to devise a protocol that will assign the treatment (or not) to groups that have essentially the same "demographics" with respect to all the other variables. your choice regarding control group seems appropriate. random assignment of treatment (choice d) may be appropriate also. (i think you can argue that b and d are just different descriptions of the same method.)

3. d will randomize the birds, but may not guarantee there are 10 in each group. e will do both, so seems the better choice.

comment on question 2

based on the problem statement, it seems clear that confident, attentive drivers are more likely to use daytime running lights. so, the protocol might need to be devised in such a way that the lights would be turned on or off without the driver's knowledge. (an attentive driver will figure it out.) assigning a confident, attentive driver to a group required to drive without running lights might mess with his/her confidence and attentiveness. you don't want your experiment to do that. (nor do you want the experiment to subject a driver to greater risk of accident as a consequence of driving without running lights.) experiments involving human safety are always problematic.