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Calculate the enthalpy of precipitation when 50.0 mL of 0.200 M BaCl2(aq) is added to 30.0 mL of 0.150 M Na2SO4(aq).

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To calculate the enthalpy of precipitation, we first need to determine the balanced chemical equation for the reaction and the enthalpy change for the reaction  H . The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between barium chloride  BaCl2  and sodium sulfate  Na2SO4  is:BaCl2 aq  + Na2SO4 aq   BaSO4 s  + 2NaCl aq Next, we need to determine the limiting reactant. To do this, we can compare the moles of each reactant:Moles of BaCl2 =  volume  concentration  =  50.0 mL  0.200 M  = 10.0 mmolMoles of Na2SO4 =  volume  concentration  =  30.0 mL  0.150 M  = 4.50 mmolSince the stoichiometry of the reaction is 1:1, we can see that Na2SO4 is the limiting reactant. Therefore, the reaction will produce 4.50 mmol of BaSO4.Now we need to find the enthalpy change  H  for the reaction. We can use the standard enthalpy of formation  Hf  values for each compound in the reaction:Hf  BaCl2, aq  = -858 kJ/molHf  Na2SO4, aq  = -1381 kJ/molHf  BaSO4, s  = -1435 kJ/molHf  NaCl, aq  = -407 kJ/molUsing Hess's Law, we can calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction:H = [Hf  BaSO4, s  + 2Hf  NaCl, aq ] - [Hf  BaCl2, aq  + Hf  Na2SO4, aq ]H = [ -1435 kJ/mol  + 2 -407 kJ/mol ] - [ -858 kJ/mol  +  -1381 kJ/mol ]H =  -1435 - 814  -  -858 - 1381 H = -2249 + 2239H = -10 kJ/molNow we can calculate the enthalpy of precipitation for the reaction:Enthalpy of precipitation = H  moles of limiting reactantEnthalpy of precipitation =  -10 kJ/mol    4.50 mmol Enthalpy of precipitation = -45 kJTherefore, the enthalpy of precipitation for this reaction is -45 kJ.

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