(a) Why does the standard enthalpy of formation of both the
very ...

Question

(a) Why does the standard enthalpy of formation of both the
very reactive fluorine 1F22 and the almost inert gas nitrogen
1N22 both read zero?

Accepted Answer

Hey everyone, we're told that oxygen gas is very reactive while argon gas is inert. But why do both oxygen gas and argon gas have zero? Standard entropy of formation? As we've learned in previous videos, we know that a pure element in its standard state will have A standard entropy of formation of zero. And because oxygen gas and argon gas are both standard states of pure elements, That is why their standard entropy of formation is zero. Now, I hope that made sense and let us know if you have any questions.

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