Discuss About The Reaction Of Trichloroethylene
Question
Trichloroethylene is produced in a two-step reaction sequence. Ethylene is first chlorinated to yield tetrachloroethane, which is dehydrochlorinated to form trichloroethylene.
(1) C2H4 (g) + 2 Cl2 (g) à C2H2Cl4 (l) + H2 (g) ΔĤr°= -385.76 kJ/mol
(2) C2H2Cl4 (l) à C2HCl3 (l) + HCl (g)
The standard heat of formation of liquid trichloroethylene is -276.2 kJ/mol.
Is reaction (1) exothermic or endothermic at 25°C? If this were the only reaction taking place, would you have to heat or cool the reactor to keep the temperature constant? If the reactor were adiabatic, what would the temperature do? What can you infer about the energy required to break the molecular bonds of the reactants and the energy released when the product bonds form?
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