General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 6 - Thermochemistry - Questions and Problems - Page 258: 6.21

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We know that the chemical reaction $C(g)+4H(g)\rightarrow CH_4(g)$ is not sufficient for the calculation of $\Delta H f^{\circ}$ of methane as the most stable form of each element is not used.
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