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Calculate the amount of heat required to polymerize 2 moles of styrene into polystyrene given the following information:The enthalpy of polymerization for styrene is -56 kJ/mol and the reaction is exothermic.

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To calculate the amount of heat required to polymerize 2 moles of styrene into polystyrene, we can use the following formula:Heat  q  = moles  n   enthalpy of polymerization  H Given that the enthalpy of polymerization for styrene is -56 kJ/mol and the reaction is exothermic, the heat released during the polymerization of 1 mole of styrene is 56 kJ.Now, we can calculate the heat required to polymerize 2 moles of styrene:q = 2 moles   -56 kJ/mol q = -112 kJSince the reaction is exothermic, the negative sign indicates that the heat is released during the polymerization process. Therefore, 112 kJ of heat is released when 2 moles of styrene are polymerized into polystyrene.

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