D ds2012tg Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined May 27, 2012 Messages 52 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Sep 1, 2012 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad can someone help me with this, I don't quite understand why the first reaction is flipped. thanks!!! Attachments Picture 5.zip Picture 5.zip 29.5 KB · Views: 94
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad can someone help me with this, I don't quite understand why the first reaction is flipped. thanks!!!
4 412smb412 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 3, 2012 Messages 189 Reaction score 1 Points 4,571 Dentist Sep 1, 2012 #2 ds2012tg said: can someone help me with this, I don't quite understand why the first reaction is flipped. thanks!!! Click to expand... always work backwards. u want CO as a reactant and therefore flip the reaction. if u add/cancel out all the reactants and products at teh end u should get ur final equation that u are asked to find the enthalpy. Upvote 0 Downvote
ds2012tg said: can someone help me with this, I don't quite understand why the first reaction is flipped. thanks!!! Click to expand... always work backwards. u want CO as a reactant and therefore flip the reaction. if u add/cancel out all the reactants and products at teh end u should get ur final equation that u are asked to find the enthalpy.