MHT CET202520 Apr 2025Morning ShiftChemistryThermodynamics (C)Actual
Calculate the enthalpy of vaporisation of ethanol if 11.5 g of ethanol is completely vaporised by supplying 11.8 kJ of heat.
Options
- A21 7 ~kJ ~mol ⁻¹
- B47.2 ~kJ ~mol ⁻¹
- C65 1 ~kJ ~mol ⁻¹
- D39.0 ~kJ ~mol ⁻¹
Correct answer
B. 47.2 ~kJ ~mol ⁻¹
Step-by-step solution
The enthalpy of vaporization H_ vap represents the heat required to vaporize one mole of ethanol. Given that 11.8 kJ vaporizes 11.5 g of ethanol, we first determine the molar mass of ethanol as C₂H₅OH . The molar mass is 2 12.01 + 6 1.008 + 16.00 = 46.068 g/mol . The number of moles vaporized is 11.5 46.068 0.2496 mol . The enthalpy of vaporization is thus H_ vap = 11.8 0.2496 47.275 kJ/mol , which rounds to 47.2 kJ/mol .