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Ch.5 - Thermochemistry

Chapter 5, Problem 62

You are given the following hypothetical reactions:

2 A → B + C     ΔH = +50 kJ  

A → D          ΔH = −80 kJ

a. Use Hess’s law to calculate ΔH for the reaction B + C → 2 D.

b. What is ΔH for the reaction D → ½ B + ½ C?