HEAT OF SOLUTION DATA FOR AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

Some heats of solutions and heats of hydration for dilute solutions in pure water at 15 ºC.
Solute Products Heat of solution
EXOTHERMIC
CH2O2(l) (methanoic acid) H+(aq)+CHO2-(aq) −0.86 kJ/mol
C2H4O2(l) (acetic acid) H+(aq)+C2H3O2-(aq) −1.5 kJ/mol
CH4O(l) (methanol) CH4O(aq) −0.2 kJ/mol
CaCl2(s) 2+
Ca (aq) + 2Cl (aq) -
−82.9 kJ/mol
CaCl2(s) CaCl2⋅2H2O(aq) −240 kJ/kg
Ca(OH)2(s) Ca2+(aq) + 2OH-(aq) −16.2 kJ/kg
CO2(g) CO2(aq) −19.4 kJ/mol
H2O2(l) H2O2(aq) −3.5 kJ/mol
H2O(l) +
H (aq)+OH (aq)-
−58 kJ/mol
H2SO4(l) 2H+(aq)+ SO42-(aq) −96.2 kJ/mol
MgSO4(s) Mg2+(aq)+ SO42-(aq) −91.2 kJ/mol
HCl(g) + -
H (aq)+Cl (aq) −74.8 kJ/mol
HClO4(l) +
H (aq)+ClO4 (aq) -
−88.8 kJ/mol
HNO3(l) H+(aq)+NO3-(aq) −33.3 kJ/mol
KOH(s) +
K (aq)+OH (aq)-
−56 kJ/mol
LiBr(s) + -
Li (aq)+Br (aq) −49 kJ/mol
LiBr·H2O(s) + -
Li (aq)+Br (aq) −23 kJ/mol
LiBr·2H2O(s) Li+(aq)+Br-(aq) −9 kJ/mol
LiCl(s) + -
Li (aq)+Cl (aq) −37 kJ/mol
LiOH(s) +
Li (aq)+OH (aq)-
−23.6 kJ/mol
NaOH(s) +
Na (aq)+OH (aq) -
−44.3 kJ/mol
NH3(g) NH3(aq) −30.5 kJ/mol
O2(g) O2(aq) −11.7 kJ/mol
SO2(g) SO2(aq) −39.5 kJ/mol
ENDOTHERMIC
C12H22O11(s) (sugar) C12H22O11(aq) 5.4 kJ/mol
C6H12O6(s) (glucose) C6H12O6(aq) 11 kJ/mol
C6H12O6·H2O(s) (glucose monohydrate) C6H12O6·H2O(aq) 19 kJ/mol
CO(NH2)2(s) (urea) CO(NH2)2(aq) 15 kJ/mol
KBr(s) K+(aq)+Br-(aq) 20 kJ/mol
KCl(s) K+(aq)+Cl-(aq) 17 kJ/mol
KClO3(s) K+(aq)+ClO3-(aq) 42 kJ/mol
KMnO4(s) K+(aq)+ MnO4-(aq) 44 kJ/mol
KNO3(s) K+(aq)+NO3-(aq) 35 kJ/mol
NaC2H3O2·3H2O(s) NaC2H3O2·3H2O(aq) 150 kJ/kg
NaCl(s) Na+(aq)+Cl-(aq) 3.9 kJ/mol
NaHCO3(s) Na+(aq)+HCO3-(aq) 16.7 kJ/mol
NaNO3(s) Na+(aq)+NO3-(aq) 20.4 kJ/mol
NH4Cl(s) NH4+(aq)+Cl-(aq) 14.6 kJ/mol
NH4NO3(s) NH4+(aq)+NO3-(aq) 25.7 kJ/mol
K2SO4(s) 2K+(aq)+SO42-(aq) 23.8 kJ/mol

ADDITIONAL DATA. When HCl(aq) dissolves in NaOH(aq), forming Na+(aq)+Cl-(aq), 57 kJ/mol are
released (−57 kJ/mol of heat of solution).
Many other properties can be found in Solution properties for some special solutions: salt-water, sugar-water,
alcohol-water, hydrogen peroxide-water, ammonia-water and carbon dioxide-water.

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