Imagine a book that is falling from a shelf. At a particular moment during its fall, the book has a kinetic energy of 24 J and a potential energy with respect to the floor of 47 J. (a) How do the books kinetic energy and its potential energy change as it continues to fall? (b) What was the initial potential energy of the book, and what is its total kinetic energy at the instant just before it strikes the floor? (c) If a heavier book fell from the same shelf, would it have the same kinetic energy when it strikes the floor? [Section 5.1]
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The complete combustion of ethanol, C2H5OH1l2, to form H2O1g2 and CO21g2 at constant pressure releases 1235 kJ of heat per mole of C2H5OH. (a) Write a balanced thermochemical equation for this reaction. (b) Draw an enthalpy diagram for the reaction
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The first step in solving 5 problem number 51 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: The complete combustion of ethanol, C2H5OH1l2, to form H2O1g2 and CO21g2 at constant pressure releases 1235 kJ of heat per mole of C2H5OH. (a) Write a balanced thermochemical equation for this reaction. (b) Draw an enthalpy diagram for the reaction
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