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What is the standard enthalpy change for the formation of 1 mole of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas from solid elemental carbon (C) and gaseous molecular oxygen (O2) at 298 K? The relevant balanced chemical equation is: C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g).

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The standard enthalpy change for the formation of 1 mole of carbon dioxide  CO2  gas from solid elemental carbon  C  and gaseous molecular oxygen  O2  at 298 K can be found using the standard enthalpy of formation values for the substances involved in the reaction.The standard enthalpy of formation  Hf  is the change in enthalpy when 1 mole of a substance is formed from its constituent elements in their standard states at 298 K and 1 atm pressure. For elemental carbon  C  and molecular oxygen  O2 , the standard enthalpy of formation is zero because they are in their standard states.The standard enthalpy of formation for carbon dioxide  CO2  gas is -393.5 kJ/mol.Using the balanced chemical equation: C s  + O2 g   CO2 g , we can calculate the standard enthalpy change for the reaction  H  using the following formula:H =  [Hf products ] -  [Hf reactants ]H = [1 mol   -393.5 kJ/mol ] - [1 mol  0 kJ/mol + 1 mol  0 kJ/mol]H = -393.5 kJ/molTherefore, the standard enthalpy change for the formation of 1 mole of carbon dioxide  CO2  gas from solid elemental carbon  C  and gaseous molecular oxygen  O2  at 298 K is -393.5 kJ/mol.

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