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Offline johnnyjohn993123

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Hess Law to calculate ΔH for the reaction
« on: December 17, 2014, 04:39:00 AM »
ALL ARE IN gas Phase:

N2 + O2  :rarrow: 2NO  ΔH= +180.7KJ

2NO +O2  :rarrow: 2NO2  ΔH= -113.1KJ

2N2O :rarrow: 2N2+ O2ΔH=-163.2KJ

USE HESS'S LAW TO CALCULATE  ΔH for the reaction
N2O +NO2  :rarrow: 3NO

mY Attempt:

3/2 ( N2 + O2  :rarrow: 2NO )

3/2 ( 2NO2  :rarrow: 2NO + O2  )

1/2( 2N2O :rarrow: 2N2+ O2 )

 I can't seem to get the same chemical equation as we're suppose to. Can any of you see my mistake/s and please do correct me. Its very confusing what should I subtract, for me to able to arrive at the same equation as before. 

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Re: Hess Law to calculate ΔH for the reaction
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2014, 04:52:24 AM »
Let's call your given reactions A, B and C.
The simplest way to start is to see if there are any reagents that only occur once in A, B and C. (This is not always possible.)
NO2 appears only once, on the RHS of B
N2O appears only once, on the LHS of C.
These both appear on the LHS of your target equation. So let's try -1/2 B + 1/2 C:
NO2 + N2:rarrow: NO +1/2 O2 + N2 + 1/2O2 = NO + N2 + O2
You can see that N2 and O2 are on the LHS of A, so add A:
NO + N2 + O2  :rarrow: NO + 2NO = 3NO
So your overall reaction is -1/2 B + 1/2 C + A.

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