The heat of formation of CO(g) and CO2(g) are ΔH=−110 and ΔH=−393kJmmol−1 respectively. What is the heat of reaction(ΔH) (in kJ mol−1) for the following reaction? CO(g)+12O2(g)→CO2(g)
A
−504
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B
−142.5
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C
−283
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D
504
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Solution
The correct option is C−283 For CO,
C+12O2⟶COΔHCO=−110
For CO2,
C+O2⟶CO2ΔHCO2=−393
For the reaction
CO+12O2⟶CO2
We will substract equation 1 from equation 2, we get