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Coal burns according to the reaction C+O2CO2. The heat of combustion is 3.3107j/kgof atomic carbon consumed. (a) Express this in terms of energy per carbon atom. (b) Express it in terms of energy per kilogram of the initial reactants, carbon and oxygen. (c) Suppose that the Sun (mass=2.01030kg) were made of carbon and oxygen in combustible proportions and that it continued to radiate energy at its present rate of 3.91026W. How long would the Sun last?

Short Answer

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  1. The heat of combustion per atom in terms of energy is4.1eV/atom .
  2. The required energy is9.00MJ/kg .
  3. The required time is1.5103y .

Step by step solution

01

Given data

The combustion heat is,E=3.3x107J/kg .

The mass of the Sun is,m=2.0x1030kg .

The power is, P=3.9x1026W.

02

Describe the expression for energy

The expression for the number of atom in mass of mis given by,

N=mNAM

Here, mis mass of Sun, NAis Avogadro number, and Mis molar mass of carbon.

The expression for the heat of combustion per atom in terms of energy is given by,

EN=EN=EMmNA ...(i)

Here, Eis energy.

03

(a) Determining the heat of combustion per atom in terms of energy

Substitute all the known values in equation (i).

EN=3.3107J12.0g/mol1000g6.0221023mol-1=6.57610-19J=6.57610-19J1eV1.610-19J=4.1eV/atom

Therefore, the heat of combustion per atom in terms of energy is4.1eV/atom .

04

(b) Determining the heat of combustion per atom

In each event, two oxygen atoms combine with one carbon atom to form carbon dioxide, so the mass of the reactants is,

216.0g+12u=44u

The number of atoms in of reactants is,

Nr=1000g6.0221023mol-144g/mol=1.371025

The energy per kilogram of the initial reactants is given by,

Er=NrEN ...(ii)

Substitute all the known values in equation (ii).

Er=1.3710256.57610-19J=9.00106J=9.00MJ/kg

Therefore, the required energy is 9.00MJ/kg.

05

(c) Determining the burn time of the sun

Let Pbe the power output of the Sun.

The burn time of the sun is given by,

t=EsP ...(iii).

Here, Esis the energy produced by the mass of the sun.

Find the number of reactants atoms in the mass of sun.

Ns=21033g6.221023mol-144g/mol=2.741055

Find the energy produced by the mass of the sun.

Es=NsEN=2.7410556.57610-19J=1.8021037J

Substitute all the known values in equation (3).

t=1.8021037J3.91026W=4.621010s=4.621010s1y1230243600s1.5103y

Therefore, the required time is 1.5103y.

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