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What is the heat of hydration of calcium chloride when 50 grams of calcium chloride is dissolved in 200 mL of water at 25°C? Given the heat of hydration of calcium chloride is -82.8 kJ/mol.

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To calculate the heat of hydration for the given amount of calcium chloride, we first need to determine the number of moles of calcium chloride in 50 grams.The molar mass of calcium chloride  CaCl2  is:Ca = 40.08 g/molCl = 35.45 g/mol  but there are 2 chlorine atoms in CaCl2, so we multiply by 2 Molar mass of CaCl2 = 40.08 +  2  35.45  = 40.08 + 70.9 = 110.98 g/molNow, we can find the number of moles of calcium chloride in 50 grams:moles = mass / molar mass = 50 g / 110.98 g/mol = 0.4505 molNow that we have the number of moles, we can calculate the heat of hydration for this amount of calcium chloride using the given heat of hydration value  -82.8 kJ/mol :Heat of hydration = moles  heat of hydration per moleHeat of hydration = 0.4505 mol   -82.8 kJ/mol  = -37.3 kJSo, the heat of hydration of 50 grams of calcium chloride when dissolved in 200 mL of water at 25C is -37.3 kJ.

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