Given the Following Data Relevant to the Combustion of Ethanol

question 85

Multiple Choice

Given the following data relevant to the combustion of ethanol, determine the free energy of formation for liquid ethanol, C₂H₅OH. (C₂H₅OH, l) 930.7 kJ/mol (CO₂, g) 394.4 kJ/mol (H₂O, g) 105.6 kJ/mol

• A)(  1,640.3 kJ/mol)
• B)(  244.2 kJ/mol)
• C)(  174.9 kJ/mol)
• D)(  174.9 kJ/mol)
• E)(  244.2 kJ/mol)

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Definitions:

Free Radical Chlorine

A highly reactive species of chlorine that carries an unpaired electron, often involved in radical reactions.

Methane

A simple hydrocarbon with the formula CH4, representing the simplest alkane and a primary component of natural gas.

Regiochemistry

The study of the principles guiding the direction or position that new bonds form in a molecule during a chemical reaction.

Free Radical Halogenation

A chemical reaction where a halogen atom is introduced into an organic molecule by free radical mechanism, often used in the synthesis of halogenated compounds.