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Calculate the change in enthalpy for the combustion of 2 moles of methane gas (CH4) at a constant pressure of 1 atmosphere and a temperature of 298 K. Given the standard enthalpy of formation for methane is -74.81 kJ/mol.

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To calculate the change in enthalpy for the combustion of 2 moles of methane gas  CH4 , we first need to write the balanced chemical equation for the combustion reaction:CH4 g  + 2O2 g   CO2 g  + 2H2O l Next, we need the standard enthalpies of formation  Hf  for all the reactants and products involved in the reaction. The given standard enthalpy of formation for methane is -74.81 kJ/mol. The standard enthalpies of formation for the other substances are:O2 g : 0 kJ/mol  since it's an element in its standard state CO2 g : -393.5 kJ/molH2O l : -285.8 kJ/molNow we can use Hess's Law to calculate the change in enthalpy  H  for the reaction:H =  [Hf products ] -  [Hf reactants ]H = [1 mol   -393.5 kJ/mol  + 2 mol   -285.8 kJ/mol ] - [1 mol   -74.81 kJ/mol  + 2 mol  0 kJ/mol]H =  -393.5 kJ + 2  -285.8 kJ  -  -74.81 kJ H =  -393.5 kJ - 571.6 kJ  + 74.81 kJH = -890.29 kJHowever, this is the enthalpy change for the combustion of 1 mole of methane. Since we are asked to calculate the enthalpy change for the combustion of 2 moles of methane, we need to multiply the result by 2:H  2 moles of CH4  = 2  -890.29 kJ = -1780.58 kJSo, the change in enthalpy for the combustion of 2 moles of methane gas  CH4  at a constant pressure of 1 atmosphere and a temperature of 298 K is -1780.58 kJ.

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