delta Go = -431.16kJ/mol - (298k X 0.12529 kJ/K*mol)

I am having trouble converting the units for delta H and delta s to match. I multiplied delta H by 1000 to get kJ but this didn't give me the correct answer.

User Icon for Dev Dev answered
12 years ago

If your answer is in J then multiply -431.16 by thousand and you delta S .12529. Make sure all your unit are in J/mol K and Temperature in K.

User Icon for Nem Nem answered
12 years ago

-468496.42 J

User Icon for DrBob222 DrBob222 answered
12 years ago

delta H is usually listed in kJ/mol and S in units of J/mol. Most of the time I want to use dG I must convert it to J so I usually convert delta H to J (1000 x delta H in kJ/mol = delta H in J/mol) and that will match S in J/mol. That will give you dG in J/mol.

User Icon for Hannah Hannah answered
12 years ago

I did

-431.16kJ/mol X 1000 = -431160

Then -431160 - (298 X 0.12529 kJ/K*mol) = -431197.33 for delta G but this answer was said to be incorrect, I do not know why??

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To convert units, it's important to understand the relationship between the units being converted. In this case, you are trying to convert kJ/mol to J/mol. There is a conversion factor of 1 kJ = 1000 J, meaning that 1 kJ is equivalent to 1000 J.

To convert -431.16 kJ/mol to J/mol, you need to multiply it by the conversion factor of 1000:

-431.16 kJ/mol * 1000 J/kJ = -431160 J/mol

So, the conversion from kJ/mol to J/mol gives you -431160 J/mol.

Similarly, to convert 298 K from kelvin to degree Celsius, you need to subtract 273.15 from it. This conversion will give you the temperature in degrees Celsius.