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Question Number 24287 by Tinkutara last updated on 15/Nov/17
In a fuel cell, methanol is used as a fuel  and O_2  is used as oxidizer. The standard  enthalpy of combustion of methanol is  −726 kJ mol^(−1) . The standard free  energies of formation of CH_3 OH(l),  CO_2 (g) and H_2 O(l) are −166.3, −394.4  and −237.1 kJ mol^(−1)  respectively. The  standard internal energy change of the  cell reaction will be
$$\mathrm{In}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{fuel}\:\mathrm{cell},\:\mathrm{methanol}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{used}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{fuel} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{O}_{\mathrm{2}} \:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{used}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{oxidizer}.\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{standard} \\ $$$$\mathrm{enthalpy}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{combustion}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{methanol}\:\mathrm{is} \\ $$$$−\mathrm{726}\:\mathrm{kJ}\:\mathrm{mol}^{−\mathrm{1}} .\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{standard}\:\mathrm{free} \\ $$$$\mathrm{energies}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{formation}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{CH}_{\mathrm{3}} \mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right), \\ $$$$\mathrm{CO}_{\mathrm{2}} \left(\mathrm{g}\right)\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\:\mathrm{are}\:−\mathrm{166}.\mathrm{3},\:−\mathrm{394}.\mathrm{4} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:−\mathrm{237}.\mathrm{1}\:\mathrm{kJ}\:\mathrm{mol}^{−\mathrm{1}} \:\mathrm{respectively}.\:\mathrm{The} \\ $$$$\mathrm{standard}\:\mathrm{internal}\:\mathrm{energy}\:\mathrm{change}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{cell}\:\mathrm{reaction}\:\mathrm{will}\:\mathrm{be} \\ $$

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