Q.

When hydrochloric acid is added to cobalt nitrate solution at 'room temperature, the following reaction takes place and the solution turns blue.

CoH2O62+(aq)+4Cl(aq)CoCl42(aq)+6H2O(l)    pink                                                         Blue

However when cooled to a temperature below room temperature, the solution turns pink. On the basis of this information mark the appropriate option:

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a

ΔH<0 for the reaction

b

ΔH=0 for the reaction

c

ΔH>0 for the reaction

d

ΔH can not be concluded

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

For the given reaction,

CoH2O6(aq.)3++4Cl(aq.)CoCl4(aq.)2+6H2O(1)

Since the reaction shifts backward on cooling indicates that, the forward reaction is endothermic as a result the temperature is increasing then the value of  ΔH>0

ΔH=mcdt

Hence option B is correct.

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