Question

Hess’s law is applicable for the determination of heat of

• A. Transition
• B. Formation
• C. Reaction
• D. All of these.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of these.

Answer 2

: According to this law, the total enthalpy change is independent of intermediate steps involved in the change. It depends only on initial and final values of enthalpy change. So it can be used for the calculation of heat of formation, reaction or transition.