The heats of combustion of carbon and carbon monoxide are -393.5 and -283.5 kJ mol−1, respectively. The heat of formation (in kJ) of carbon monoxide per mole is:
-110.5
C(s)+O2(g)→CO2(g)ΔH=−393.5 kJ mol−1CO(g)+12O2(g)→CO2(g)ΔH=−283.5 kJ mol−1− − − +
C(s)+12O2(g)→CO(g)ΔH=−110.5 kJ mol−1