Titanium can be produced by electrolytic reduction from an anhydrous molten salt electrolyte that contains titanium(IV) chloride and a spectator salt that furnishes ions to make the electrolyte conduct electricity. The stan- dard enthalpy of formation of TiCl4(liquid) is -750 kJ mol^-1, and the standard entropies of TiCl4(liquid), Ti(s), and Cl2(g) are 253, 30, and 223 J K^-1 mol^-1, respectively. What minimum applied voltage will be necessary at 100°C?
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
Titanium can be produced by electrolytic reduction from an anhydrous molten salt electrolyte that contains titanium(IV) chloride and a spectator salt that furnishes ions to make the electrolyte conduct electricity. The stan- dard enthalpy of formation of TiCl4(liquid) is -750 kJ mol^-1, and the standard entropies of TiCl4(liquid), Ti(s), and Cl2(g) are 253, 30, and 223 J K^-1 mol^-1, respectively. What minimum applied voltage will be necessary at 100°C?
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