Chemistry A-Level
Indirect determination of enthalpy change
What Indirect determination of enthalpy change means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Summing the known enthalpy changes along the alternative route, reversing signs where an arrow is reversed, to obtain the unknown value.
Topics that use Indirect determination of enthalpy change
- Enthalpy changes (OCR A-Level)
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