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Ch.9 - Thermochemistry: Chemical Energy

Chapter 9, Problem 108

Styrene (C8H8), the precursor of polystyrene polymers, has a standard heat of combustion of -4395 kJ/mol. Write a balanced equation for the combustion reaction, and calculate ΔH°f for styrene in kJ/mol. ΔH°f [CO2(g)] = -393.5 kJ/mol; ΔH°f [H2O(l)] = -285.8 kJ/mol

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