heat capacities and enthalpy of phase changes
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heat capacities and enthalpy of phase changes
What is the relationship between heat capacity equation and enthalpy of phase change equations? Some questions don't give you, for example, the enthalpy of vaporization and liquid, so what do you do to calculate the enthalpy of of vaporization? Do you use the heat capacity equation?
Re: heat capacities and enthalpy of phase changes
I don't think there is a way to calculate enthalpy of phase changes based on the heat capacity equation. The only way I know if calculating the enthalpy of phase changes is by adding and subtracting other enthalpies of phase changes because enthalpy is a state function, for example:
Enthalpy of vaporization=enthalpy of sublimation-enthalpy of fusion
Enthalpy of vaporization=enthalpy of sublimation-enthalpy of fusion
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Re: heat capacities and enthalpy of phase changes
The equation involving heat capacity isn't applicable to phase changes because ∆T would be zero during a phase change. I'm fairly certain the enthalpies of vaporization, fusion, etc will be given on the midterm. The ones for water are listed on the constants and equations sheet, and I imagine for any other substance it would be given in the question itself.
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