Equal amount of 1M HCl and 1 M H2SO4 are neutralised by 1 M NaOH solution and A and B are the respective heat liberated after neutralization. What is the relation between A and B?
The number of equivalents of H2SO4 is 2
while the number of equivalents of HCl is just 1.
It means that H2SO4 gives 2 moles of H+ ions while HCl only gives 1 mole of H+.
So the energy liberated by H2SO4 will be somewhat equal to twice the energy liberated by HCl.
Therefore, the correct relation between A and B is
Hence, option number (2) is correct