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Constant delta H

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:27 pm
by Petrina Kan 2I
I am confused why delta H remains constant in the Van't Hoff equation. Can someone explain this to me please?

Re: Constant delta H

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:33 pm
by Kimberly Koo 2I
Delta H remains constant in the Van't Hoff Equation, since its under the assumption that temperature changes little enough that delta H can be considered constant throughout the reaction.

Re: Constant delta H

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:13 pm
by Katie Bart 1I
Can we always assume that delta S naught is constant when using the Van't Hoff Equation?

Re: Constant delta H

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:43 pm
by Naji Sarsam 1F
Yes, the Vant Hoff equation can only be applied effectively under the assumption that the entropy change is independent of the temperature of the reaction. This assumption can be made unless explicitly told otherwise.

Re: Constant delta H

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:49 pm
by Sally Qiu 2E
we are assuming the difference between the final H and initial H to remain constant, and that the temperature change isn't significant enough to affect that