Final answer:
To calculate the heat energy released when 29.5 g of liquid mercury at 25.00 °C is converted to solid mercury at its melting point, first calculate the heat energy required to raise the temperature of the liquid mercury and then calculate the heat energy required for the phase change from liquid to solid. Finally, sum the two heat energies to get the total heat energy released, which is 1209.97 J.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the heat energy released when 29.5 g of liquid mercury at 25.00 °C is converted to solid mercury at its melting point, we first need to calculate the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of the liquid mercury from 25.00 °C to its melting point, 234.32 K. We can use the equation Q = m * C * ΔT, where Q is the heat energy, m is the mass of mercury, C is the heat capacity of mercury, and ΔT is the change in temperature. In this case, the change in temperature is ΔT = 234.32 K - 25.00 °C = 209.32 K.
Calculating the heat energy required to raise the temperature: Q = 29.5 g * (28.0 J/(mol⋅K) / 200.59 g/mol) * 209.32 K = 868.79 J
Next, we need to calculate the amount of heat energy required for the phase change from liquid to solid. We can use the equation Q = n * ΔH, where Q is the heat energy, n is the number of moles of mercury, and ΔH is the enthalpy of fusion. The number of moles of mercury can be calculated using the molar mass of mercury, which is 200.59 g/mol.
Calculating the heat energy for the phase change: Q = (29.5 g / 200.59 g/mol) * 2.29 kJ/mol * 1000 J/kJ = 341.18 J
The total heat energy released when 29.5 g of liquid mercury at 25.00 °C is converted to solid mercury at its melting point is the sum of the heat energy for the temperature change and the heat energy for the phase change: 868.79 J + 341.18 J = 1209.97 J.