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CRS Question, 6–10
ANSWER
Choice 1 properly relates enthalpy to q. At constant pressure, any work
is change in volume work. So, DH
= DE + PDV and since q (at constant
pressure) = DE + PDV it follows that DH = q (at constant P where
most chemical reactions take place).
Section
6.3: Hess’s Law