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Write equation to describe the standard enthalpy change of combustion for methanoic acid, CH2O2.

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Write equation to describe the standard enthalpy change of combustion for glucose, C6H12O6.
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Hess's law can be considered an application of the law of conservation of energy. What are the challenges in applying general principles of a law to something as specific as Hess's law?
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In the chlor-alkali industry chlorine gas is combined with hydrogen gas to produce hydrogen chloride as Cl2g+H2g           2HClg. If the enthalpy change for this reaction is -185 kJ , calculate the bond enthalpy for the H-Cl bond. Bond enthalpies of Cl-Cl and H-H are 242 kJ mol-1 and 436 kJ mol-1 respectively.
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Methane and chlorine react to produce chloromethane and hydrogen chloride. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction.
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Methane and chlorine react to produce chloromethane and hydrogen chloride. Using bond enthalpy values from the below table, determine the enthalpy change for this reaction.

Bond C-H Cl-Cl C-Cl H-Cl
Average bond enthalpy/kJ mol-1 412 242 330 431

 

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Methane and chlorine react to produce chloromethane and hydrogen chloride. The value of enthalpy change for this reaction is found to be -107 kJ. Deduce whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
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Methane and chlorine react to produce chloromethane and hydrogen chloride. The value of enthalpy change for this reaction is found to be -107 kJ. Which are more energetically stable, the reactants or the products?
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Consider the specific heat capacity of the following metals. Which metal will show the greatest temperature increase if 50 J of heat is supplied to a 0.001 kg sample of each metal at the same initial temperature?

Metal Specific heat Capacity J kg-1 K-1
Cu 385
Ag 234
Au 130
Pt 134