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Ch.7 - Thermochemistry
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Capitolo 7, Problema 82

Calculate ΔHrxn for the reaction:
CH4(g) + 4 Cl2(g) → CCl4(g) + 4 HCl(g)
Use the following reactions and given ΔH's:
C(s) + 2 H2(g) → CH4(g) ΔH = –74.6 kJ
C(s) + 2 Cl2(g) → CCl4( g) ΔH = –95.7 kJ
H2(g) + Cl2(g) → 2 HCl( g) ΔH = –92.3 kJ

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Identify the target reaction: CH4(g) + 4 Cl2(g) \(\rightarrow\) CCl4(g) + 4 HCl(g).
List the given reactions and their enthalpy changes: 1) C(s) + 2 H2(g) \(\rightarrow\) CH4(g), \(\Delta\) H = -74.6 \(\text{ kJ}\); 2) C(s) + 2 Cl2(g) \(\rightarrow\) CCl4(g), \(\Delta\) H = -95.7 \(\text{ kJ}\); 3) H2(g) + Cl2(g) \(\rightarrow\) 2 HCl(g), \(\Delta\) H = -92.3 \(\text{ kJ}\).
Use Hess's Law to manipulate the given reactions to derive the target reaction. This involves reversing and/or multiplying the given reactions to match the stoichiometry of the target reaction.
Reverse the first reaction to get CH4(g) \(\rightarrow\) C(s) + 2 H2(g), and change the sign of \(\Delta\) H to +74.6 \(\text{ kJ}\).
Combine the manipulated reactions to form the target reaction, ensuring that all intermediate species cancel out, and sum the \(\Delta\) H values to find \(\Delta\) H_{\(\text{rxn}\)} for the target reaction.

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