Problem: Enthalpy diagram for combustion of 1 mol of methane. The enthalpy change of the one-step reaction equals the sum of the enthalpy changes of the reaction run in two steps: -890 kJ = -802 kJ + (-88 kJ).What process corresponds to the -88 kJ enthalpy change?
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Enthalpy diagram for combustion of 1 mol of methane. The enthalpy change of the one-step reaction equals the sum of the enthalpy changes of the reaction run in two steps: -890 kJ = -802 kJ + (-88 kJ).
What process corresponds to the -88 kJ enthalpy change?
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