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Posted by Austin on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 6:24pm.

A scientist measures the standard enthalpy change for the following reaction to be -53.4 kJ :

Ca(OH)2(aq) + 2 HCl(aq) CaCl2(s) + 2 H2O(l)

Based on this value and the standard enthalpies of formation for the other substances, the standard enthalpy of formation of H2O(l) is kJ/mol

chemistry - bobpursley, Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 6:27pm
Hess Law:

Hf(CaCl2) + 2*Hf(H2O)-Hf(Ca(OH2))-2Hf(HCL)=-53.4kJ

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