Calculate the amount of heat needed to melt 154. g of solid acetic acid (HCH3CO2) and bring it to a temperature of 39.5 . Be sure your answer has a unit symbol and the correct number of significant digits.

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Explanation:

Given temperatures are  as follows.

     Heat capacity for acetic acid = [tex]2.06 J/g^{o}C[/tex]

     Melting point of acetic acid = [tex]16.64^{o}C[/tex]

     Enthalpy of fusion for acetic acid = 11.73 kJ/mol

Number of moles of acetic acid = [tex]\frac{154 g}{60.05 g/mol}[/tex]

                                                    = 2.564 mol

Now, conversion of solid acetic acid at [tex]16.64^{o}C[/tex] to liquid acetic acid at [tex]16.64^{o}C[/tex]

We know that,

 [tex]q_{1} = m \times \Delta H_{f}[/tex]

            = [tex]2.564 mol \times 11.73 kJ/mol[/tex]

            = 30.075 kJ

Also, conversion of liquid acetic acid at [tex]16.64^{o}C[/tex] to gas at [tex]39.5^{o}C[/tex]

      [tex]q_{2} = m \times C \times \Delta T[/tex]

             = [tex]154 g \times 2.06 J/g^{o}C \times (39.5 - 16.64)^{o}C[/tex]

             = 7252.1064 J

             = 7.252 kJ            (as 1 kJ = 1000 J)

Total heat energy required = [tex]q_1 + q_2[/tex]

                       = 30.075 + 7.252

                     = 37.327 kJ

Thus, we can conclude that the amount of heat required is 37.327 kJ.