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Calculate the heat of formation of acetic acid from the following data:
CH3COOH(l)+2O2(g)2CO2+2H2O(l)....(i)(ΔH=2079kcal)
C(s)+O2(g)CO2(g);(ΔH=94.48kcal)...(ii)
H2(g)+12O2(g)H2O(l);(ΔH=68.4kcal)....(iii)

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Solution

The required equation is
2C(s)+2H2(g)+O2(g)=CH3COOH(l);ΔH=?
This equation can be obtained by multiplying eq (ii) by 2 and also eq.(iii) by 2 and adding both and finally subtracting eq.(i)
[2C+2O2+2H2+O2CH3COOH(l)2O22CO2+2H2O2CO22H2O]
ΔHCH3COOH=2×(94.48)+2×(68.4)(207.9)
=188.96136.8+207.9
=325.76+207.9=117.86 kcal

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