What is Hess' law?

Hess' law states that the enthalpy change for a chemical reaction is the same, whatever route is taken from reactants to products.

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What formula is used to calculate the enthalpy change of a reaction (ΔHr) using enthalpy of formation values (ΔHf)?

∆Hr = Σ∆Hf(products) - Σ∆Hf(reactants)


Σ = sum of

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What formula is used to calculate the enthalpy change of a reaction (ΔHr) using enthalpy of combustion values (ΔHc)?

∆Hr = Σ∆Hc(reactants) - Σ∆Hc(products)


Σ = sum of

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What is the ΔHf value for an element?

Zero

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