Actually your question should sound "Why is the enthalpy change of neutralization of STRONG ACID and STRONG BASE equal to -57.2kJmol-1?".
This is because when STRONG ACID and STRONG BASE react and neutralization process occur, a complete ionization will occur. Therefore, they will have almost the same value of enthalpies and can be assummed to be -57.2kJmol-1.
As per mentioned that if your question sounds "Why is the enthalpy change of neutralization of STRONG ACID and STRONG BASE equal to -57.2kJmol-1?", then my explaination above will be helpful.
However, if it doesn't sound like mine and you insisted with your question titled "Why is the enthalpy change of neutralization equal to -57.2kJmol-1", then my answer is that they didn't equal to -57.2kJmol-1 and it varies from the list of reactants.
1. STRONG acid + STRONG base = -57.2
2. WEAK acid + WEAK base = less than 57.3kJmol-1
3. WEAK acid + STRONG base = more negative than -57.3kJmol-1
Wish that it is useful as your reference. Prompt me if I am wrong.
The enthalpy change for the reverse reaction is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to the enthalpy change for the forward reaction.
The change in enthalpy equals the heat in a chemical reaction when the reaction occurs at constant pressure.
Enthalpy of combusion is energy change when reacting with oxygen. Enthalpy of formation is energy change when forming a compound. But some enthalpies can be equal.ex-Combusion of H2 and formation of H2O is equal
In adiabatic processes, there is no heat exchange with the surroundings, so the change in enthalpy (H) is equal to the change in internal energy (U). This means that in adiabatic processes, the change in enthalpy is solely determined by the change in internal energy.
By manipulating known reactions with known enthalpy changes to create a series of intermediate reactions that eventually add up to the desired reaction whose enthalpy change is unknown. By applying Hess's law, the sum of the enthalpy changes for the intermediate reactions will equal the enthalpy change of the desired reaction, allowing you to determine its enthalpy change.
The enthalpy change for the reverse reaction is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to the enthalpy change for the forward reaction.
The change in enthalpy equals the heat in a chemical reaction when the reaction occurs at constant pressure.
Enthalpy of combusion is energy change when reacting with oxygen. Enthalpy of formation is energy change when forming a compound. But some enthalpies can be equal.ex-Combusion of H2 and formation of H2O is equal
In adiabatic processes, there is no heat exchange with the surroundings, so the change in enthalpy (H) is equal to the change in internal energy (U). This means that in adiabatic processes, the change in enthalpy is solely determined by the change in internal energy.
In an adiabatic process, there is no heat exchange with the surroundings. This means that the change in enthalpy (H) of the system is equal to the change in internal energy (U).
True. The molar enthalpy values for fusion (also known as the enthalpy of fusion) are independent of the direction of the process. This means that the enthalpy change for melting a substance is equal in magnitude, but opposite in sign, to the enthalpy change for freezing the substance.
By manipulating known reactions with known enthalpy changes to create a series of intermediate reactions that eventually add up to the desired reaction whose enthalpy change is unknown. By applying Hess's law, the sum of the enthalpy changes for the intermediate reactions will equal the enthalpy change of the desired reaction, allowing you to determine its enthalpy change.
All the reactions in a path are added together.
when there is an equal mix of acid and alkali
C - The enthalpy of reaction does not depend on the steps taken in the reaction. APEX --WXM--
Enthalpy is a state function, and to a first approximation does not depend on temperature. So the change in enthalpy to go from solid to a gas directly (sublimation) at some temperature is equal to the sum of the enthalpies associated with going from a solid to a liquid (fusion) and going from a liquid to a gas (vaporization) at other temperatures.
Hess's Law states that the total enthalpy change for a chemical reaction is the same regardless of the pathway taken to achieve the final products. This means that if a reaction occurs in multiple steps, the sum of the enthalpy changes for each step will equal the overall enthalpy change for the reaction.