Hess' cycle - NaHCO3 decomposition

ive never truly understood how to draw hess cycles for reactions.

i have to do one for the decomposition of NaHCO3, and ive got this far -
1) 2NaHCO₃ + 2HCl ---> 2NaCl + 2H₂O + 2CO₂
2) Na₂CO₃ + 2HCl ---> 2NaCl + H₂O + CO₂

so if you multiply the NaHCO₃ reaction by 2, and subtract the Na₂CO₃ reaction, you end up with -
3) 2NaHCO₃ ---> Na₂CO₃ + H₂O + CO₂

so delta H for reaction 2 -(delta H for reaction 1 x 2) = delta H for reaction 3, no?

where do i go from here to construct a hess cycle? is what ive done even correct?

(sorry if its badly expressed or confusing)

equation 1 (times 2): 2NaHCO₃ + 2HCl ---> 2NaCl + 2H₂O + 2CO₂

equation 2: Na₂CO₃ + 2HCl ---> 2NaCl + H₂O + CO₂

you want the NaHCO3 on the left hand side so your sum is:

(2 x equation 1) - equation 2 = required equation

rearrange

required equation + equation 2 = (2 x equation 1)

to make a Hess cycle from this:
you can see that if you add required equation to equation 2 you get (2 x equation 1)
.

Thus the arrows must go from required equation to equation 2 to (2 x equation 1)
(the indirect route)

and directly from required equation to (2 x equation 1)
(the second route)
checksum:
required equation + equation 2

2NaHCO₃ ---> Na₂CO₃ + H₂O + CO₂
+
Na₂CO₃ + 2HCl ---> 2NaCl + H₂O + CO₂
--------------------------------------------------------------------
2NaHCO₃ + 2HCl ---> 2NaCl + 2H₂O + 2CO₂

which is 2 x equation 1

I got so confused with the moles etc with this Q that I gave up
But the Hess's cycle has to have the same products-just difference in moles: the Bicarbonate has to be x 2 when you work out the number of moles. So instead of dividing the mass you have by only 84 you divide it by 168.

then what you do is:

You use the equation for the Hess's cyle:
* D stands for the decomposition

DHD + DH1 --> DH2

Adding in your values:

DHD -29.3 = 43.6

(for example!)

Then rearrange to get

DHD=43.6 + 29.3
= 72.9 kJmol^-1

If that confuses you feel free to ask.

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just out of interest, should this be an exothermic or an endothermic reaction?

ive tried to find a texbook value as to what it should be, but ive failed miserably!

The reaction you need is a decomposition. This requires breaking something apart and it is likely that it needs energy input to do so. So it is endothermic.

good! thanks

i got an answer of: +82.1 kJmol^-1

The answer 82.1 kJmol^-1, is that the data/ text book value or just the one you got from experiments? I’ve scoured the internet for the data book delta H for the overall decomposition of NaHCO3 -> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO3