Values For $\Delta$ H° And $\Delta$ S° for a Reaction Can Be Determined Experimentally by Fitting

question 137

Essay

Values for $\Delta$ H° and $\Delta$ S° for a reaction can be determined experimentally by fitting a linear equation to a plot of ________ on the x-axis and ________ on the y-axis. The slope of this equation is equal to ________ and the intercept allows us to calculate ________.

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Definitions:

Sample Means

The average values calculated from samples drawn from a population; used in inferential statistics as estimates of the population mean.

Population Mean

The average value of a characteristic in the entire population being studied.

Standard Deviation

A metric indicating the extent of difference or scattering among a series of figures.

Variability

The measure of how much data points in a set diverge from the average or mean value, indicating the spread or dispersion of the dataset.