Chapter 9.4 Hess' law and enthalpy cycles

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What is Hess’ law?

If a reaction can take place by two routes, and the starting and finishing conditions are the same, the total enthalpy change is the same for each route.

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Why is it impossible to measure enthalpy change of combustion directly?

Because carbon and hydrogen react together to form so many different products

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What does a Hess cycle for calculating enthalpy of formation look like?

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What does a Hess cycle for calculating enthalpy of combustion look like?

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