What is the Standard Enthalpy of Water?

[Stephanus]

Dear PF Forum,
As per wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_enthalpy_change_of_formation_(data_table)
Standard enthalpy of water:
Gas: -241.818 kJ/mol
Liquid: -285.8 kj/mol
What does it means?
That to produce H₂O per mol at 100⁰C, it releases 241.818 kJ.
That to produce H₂O per mol in liquid, it releases 285.5 kJ.
Because in liquid water is not 100⁰C, (say 25⁰C), so actualy the difference 43.682kJ is to increase the temperature to 100⁰C?.
Is that what it means?
And what temperature is the gas?
What temperatur is the liquid?
Thank you very much.

 

[Ronie Bayron]

Hi Stephanus, please consider the image below

at 100⁰C values of enthalpy corresponds to an isotherm(temperature fixated or constant at that point, see image). You have correponsding enthalpies for gas and liquid consequently, considering the 2 phase(liquid-gas) region.
Read something on Classical Thermodynamics, you will learn a lot on this.

 

[Stephanus]

Thanks Ronie Bayron,
Next month I want to introduce the benefit of organic waste processing.
Beside fertilizer, I'd like to know how much energy can we gain from 1 Kg organic waste, considering any organic waste has elements composition in common
Such as: 65% Oxygen (by mass), 10% carbon, 6.3% Hydrogen.
So I can have some idea, roughly (very roughly), how many joules can we gain from 1 kg organic waste.
Thank you very much for your answer. I'll study it.

 

[Ronie Bayron]

Thanks Ronie Bayron,
Next month I want to introduce the benefit of organic waste processing.
Beside fertilizer, I'd like to know how much energy can we gain from 1 Kg organic waste, considering any organic waste has elements composition in common
Such as: 65% Oxygen (by mass), 10% carbon, 6.3% Hydrogen.
So I can have some idea, roughly (very roughly), how many joules can we gain from 1 kg organic waste.
Thank you very much for your answer. I'll study it.

Yup, nice to know, should you need a professional help, just pm me. I am open to a freelance job somewhere (just not to advertise the site)

 

[Stephanus]

Thanks for your offer Ronie
I appreciate it. But I do it for my own home and for my church, so I can teach them the benefit of organic waste processing.
By the way I live in Indonesia.

 

[Ronie Bayron]

Wow, that's a good thing to know. I am glad to help in anyways I can.

 

[Chestermiller]

Dear PF Forum,
As per wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_enthalpy_change_of_formation_(data_table)
Standard enthalpy of water:
Gas: -241.818 kJ/mol
Liquid: -285.8 kj/mol
What does it means?
That to produce H₂O per mol at 100⁰C, it releases 241.818 kJ.
That to produce H₂O per mol in liquid, it releases 285.5 kJ.
Because in liquid water is not 100⁰C, (say 25⁰C), so actualy the difference 43.682kJ is to increase the temperature to 100⁰C?.
Is that what it means?
And what temperature is the gas?
What temperatur is the liquid?
Thank you very much.

These values don't have anything to do with 100 C. The value of -285.8 kJ/mol represents the change in enthalpy in going from a state of 1 mole of oxygen and 0.5 moles of H2 to a state of 1 mole of liquid water, both states at 25 C and 1 bar pressure.

 

[Stephanus]

But, why this number between gas in liquid differ?
Oh, perhaps you mean if the end produc is liquid then it releases 285kj/mol. If it's gas then it will release 241kj/mol. Even it's water vapor at 25⁰C?

 

[Ronie Bayron]

But, why this number between gas in liquid differ?
Oh, perhaps you mean if the end produc is liquid then it releases 285kj/mol. If it's gas then it will release 241kj/mol. Even it's water vapor at 25⁰C?

Chestermiller is right on this. Considering the negative sign as convention of direction of heat out of the gas to the environment. The enthalpy of the gas is way lesser than that of liquid since, some of the energy is still contained in the water vapor to maintain it in a gas phase. If you try to recover that amount of energy, the gas could give up more, about 44kJ/mol energy though this will consequently turned the H₂O gas into liquid phase.

 

[Chestermiller]

But, why this number between gas in liquid differ?
Oh, perhaps you mean if the end produc is liquid then it releases 285kj/mol. If it's gas then it will release 241kj/mol. Even it's water vapor at 25⁰C?

I'm having trouble understanding what you are saying. I think you're saying that the difference between heat released by the reaction of H2 and O2 to form liquid water at 25 C and the heat released by the reaction of H2 and O2 to form water vapor at 25 C is equal to the heat of vaporization of water at 25 C. That's -241.8-(-285.8). If this is what you are saying, then it is correct.

 

[Ronie Bayron]

I'm having trouble understanding what you are saying. I think you're saying that the difference between heat released by the reaction of H2 and O2 to form liquid water at 25 C and the heat released by the reaction of H2 and O2 to form water vapor at 25 C is equal to the heat of vaporization of water at 25 C. That's -241.8-(-285.8). If this is what you are saying, then it is correct.

Hi Chet, yes, I affirmed you are right with that and add up, the explanation of the concept High Heat Value (-285.8) and Low Heat Value (-241.8).

"The[/PLAIN] quantity known as lower heating value (LHV) (net calorific value (NCV) or lower calorific value (LCV)) is determined by subtracting the heat of vaporization of the water vapor from the higher heating value. This treats any H2O formed as a vapor. The energy required to vaporize the water therefore is not released as heat.
LHV calculations assume that the water component of a combustion process is in vapor state at the end of combustion, as opposed to the higher heating value (HHV) (a.k.a. gross calorific value or gross CV) which assumes that all of the water in a combustion process is in a liquid state after a combustion process." - From Wikipedia, I think that would do a better explanation.

 

[Ronie Bayron]

But, why this number between gas in liquid differ?
Oh, perhaps you mean if the end produc is liquid then it releases 285kj/mol. If it's gas then it will release 241kj/mol. Even it's water vapor at 25⁰C?

"The[/PLAIN] quantity known as lower heating value (LHV) (net calorific value (NCV) or lower calorific value (LCV)) is determined by subtracting the heat of vaporization of the water vapor from the higher heating value. This treats any H2O formed as a vapor. The energy required to vaporize the water therefore is not released as heat.
LHV calculations assume that the water component of a combustion process is in vapor state at the end of combustion, as opposed to the higher heating value (HHV) (a.k.a. gross calorific value or gross CV) which assumes that all of the water in a combustion process is in a liquid state after a combustion process." - From Wikipedia, hope this helps.

 

[Chestermiller]

This stuff is in every chemical thermodynamics book.

 

[Stephanus]

Thanks Chestermiller, thanks Ronie Bayron, I'm digesting your answers.

 

[Stephanus]

I'm having trouble understanding what you are saying. I think you're saying that the difference between heat released by the reaction of H2 and O2 to form liquid water at 25 C and the heat released by the reaction of H2 and O2 to form water vapor at 25 C is equal to the heat of vaporization of water at 25 C. That's -241.8-(-285.8). If this is what you are saying, then it is correct.

Yes that is. Is it because even if the temperature doesn't change, there is heat/energy needed to change liquid water to water vapor?

 

[Chestermiller]

Yes that is. Is it because even if the temperature doesn't change, there is heat/energy needed to change liquid water to water vapor?

Sure.

 

[Stephanus]

Sure.

Thanks a lot Chestermiller. I've known this since high school. But I do need confirmation for may "suspicion". So the different of heat enthalpy
Water:
Gas -> -241
Liquid -> -281
The difference is to convert liquid to gas and vice versa