Enthalpy change of solution

Change in enthalpy from dissolving a substance

In thermochemistry, the enthalpy of solution (heat of solution or enthalpy of solvation) is the enthalpy change associated with the dissolution of a substance in a solvent at constant pressure resulting in infinite dilution.

The enthalpy of solution is most often expressed in kJ/mol at constant temperature. The energy change can be regarded as being made of three parts: the endothermic breaking of bonds within the solute and within the solvent, and the formation of attractions between the solute and the solvent. An ideal solution has a null enthalpy of mixing. For a non-ideal solution it is an excess molar quantity.

## Energetics[edit]

Dissolution by most gases is exothermic. That is, when a gas dissolves in a liquid solvent, energy is released as heat, warming both the system (i.e. the solution) and the surroundings.

The temperature of the solution eventually decreases to match that of the surroundings. The equilibrium, between the gas as a separate phase and the gas in solution, will by Le Châtelier's principle shift to favour the gas going into solution as the temperature is decreased (decreasing the temperature increases the solubility of a gas).

When a saturated solution of a gas is heated, gas comes out of solution.

## Steps in dissolution[edit]

Dissolution can be viewed as occurring in three steps:

1. Breaking solute-solute attractions (endothermic), see for instance lattice energy U latt {\displaystyle U_{\text{latt}}} in salts.
2. Breaking solvent-solvent attractions (endothermic), for instance that of hydrogen bonding
3. Forming solvent-solute attractions (exothermic), in solvation.

The value of the enthalpy of solvation is the sum of these individual steps.

Δ H solv = Δ H diss + U latt {\displaystyle \Delta H_{\text{solv}}=\Delta H_{\text{diss}}+U_{\text{latt}}}

Dissolving ammonium nitrate in water is endothermic. The energy released by solvation of the ammonium ions and nitrate ions is less than the energy absorbed in breaking up the ammonium nitrate ionic lattice and the attractions between water molecules. Dissolving potassium hydroxide is exothermic, as more energy is released during solvation than is used in breaking up the solute and solvent.

## Expressions in differential or integral form[edit]

The expressions of the enthalpy change of dissolution can be differential or integral, as function of the ratio of amounts solute-solvent.

The molar differential enthalpy change of dissolution is:

Δ diss d H = ( ∂ Δ diss H ∂ Δ n i ) T , p , n B {\displaystyle \Delta _{\text{diss}}^{d}H=\left({\frac {\partial \Delta _{\text{diss}}H}{\partial \Delta n_{i}}}\right)_{T,p,n_{B}}}

where  ∂ Δ n i {\displaystyle \partial \Delta n_{i}} is the infinitesimal variation or differential of mole number of the solute during dissolution.

The integral heat of dissolution is defined for a process of obtaining a certain amount of solution with a final concentration. The enthalpy change in this process, normalized by the mole number of solute, is evaluated as the molar integral heat of dissolution. Mathematically, the molar integral heat of dissolution is denoted as:

Δ diss i H = Δ diss H n B {\displaystyle \Delta _{\text{diss}}^{i}H={\frac {\Delta _{\text{diss}}H}{n_{B}}}}

The prime heat of dissolution is the differential heat of dissolution for obtaining an infinitely diluted solution.

## Dependence on the nature of the solution[edit]

The enthalpy of mixing of an ideal solution is zero by definition but the enthalpy of dissolution of nonelectrolytes has the value of the enthalpy of fusion or vaporisation. For non-ideal solutions of electrolytes it is connected to the activity coefficient of the solute(s) and the temperature derivative of the relative permittivity through the following formula:[1]

H d i l = ∑ i ν i R T ln ⁡ γ i ( 1 + T ϵ ∂ ϵ ∂ T ) {\displaystyle H_{dil}=\sum _{i}\nu _{i}RT\ln \gamma _{i}\left(1+{\frac {T}{\epsilon }}{\frac {\partial \epsilon }{\partial T}}\right)}

Enthalpy change of solution for some selected compounds

hydrochloric acid | -74.84
ammonium nitrate | +25.69
ammonia | -30.50
potassium hydroxide | -57.61
caesium hydroxide | -71.55
sodium chloride | +3.87
potassium chlorate | +41.38
acetic acid | -1.51
sodium hydroxide | -44.50
Change in enthalpy ΔH ~~o~~ in kJ/mol in water at 25°C[2]

## See also[edit]

* Apparent molar property
* Enthalpy of mixing
* Heat of dilution
* Heat of melting
* Hydration energy
* Lattice energy
* Law of dilution
* Solvation
* Thermodynamic activity
* Solubility equilibrium

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gustav Kortüm Elektrolytlösungen, Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m. b. H., Leipzig 1941, p. 124
2. ^ [1] Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 90th Ed.

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