Amy P.

asked • 03/06/21

I need help with Chemistry

  1. Methane (CH4) is a highly flammable gas that can combust according to the equation below: 

CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → 2 H2O (g) + CO2 (g)

a.)Given the standard heats of formation (ΔHof) in the table below, calculate the ΔH of the combustion reaction.


Compound ∆Hf° (kJ/mol)
CO2 (g) –393.5
H2O (g) -241.8
H2O (l) -285.8
CH4  -74.87


b.)Use the ΔHcombustion from part (a) and the bond enthalpies in the table below to determine the bond enthalpy per mole of O2



Bond Type Average Bond Enthalpy (kJ/mol)
C - H 414
C - O 360
C = O 799
O - H 464
O = O ?


c.)Draw a reaction profile for the combustion of methane. Use a vertical arrow (↕️) to indicate ΔHcombustion that you calculated in (a)


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