(10) Bacteria sour wines and beers by converting ethanol, C₂H5OH, into acetic acid, CH₂COOH. Assume that the reaction is C₂H5OH(1) + O₂(g) → CH₂COOH() + H₂O(1) The standard molar enthalpies of combustion of ethanol and acetic acid to produce liquid water are, respectively, -1367 kJ/mol and -875 kJ/mol. Write chemical equations for the combustions, and use Hess' law to determine the standard enthalpy change for the conversion of ethanol to acetic acid.
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
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