The enthalpies of combustion of carbon and carbon monoxide are −393.5 and −283 kJ mol−1 respectively. The enthalpy of formation of carbon monoxide per mole is
−110.5 kJ
(i) C + O2 ⇋ CO2, Δ H = −393.5 KJmol−1
(ii) CO + 12O2 ⇋ CO2, Δ H = −283.0 kJmol−1
Operating (i) - (ii), we have
C + 12O2 ⇋ CO, ΔH = −110.5 kJmol−1