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6.9 Hess’s Law
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A student attempts to determine the standard enthalpy change, \(\Delta H^\circ_{rxn}\), for the industrial dehydrogenation of propane to propene:

\[\text{C}_3\text{H}_8\text{(g)} \rightarrow \text{C}_3\text{H}_6\text{(g)} + \text{H}_2\text{(g)}\]

The student looks up the standard enthalpies of combustion for the relevant species, as summarized in the table below.

ReactionChemical EquationEnthalpy Change
(1)\(\text{C}_3\text{H}_8\text{(g)} + 5\,\text{O}_2\text{(g)} \rightarrow 3\,\text{CO}_2\text{(g)} + 4\,\text{H}_2\text{O(l)}\)\(\Delta H_1\)
(2)\(\text{C}_3\text{H}_6\text{(g)} + \dfrac{9}{2}\,\text{O}_2\text{(g)} \rightarrow 3\,\text{CO}_2\text{(g)} + 3\,\text{H}_2\text{O(l)}\)\(\Delta H_2\)
(3)\(\text{H}_2\text{(g)} + \dfrac{1}{2}\,\text{O}_2\text{(g)} \rightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O(l)}\)\(\Delta H_3\)

Which of the following mathematical expressions correctly determines \(\Delta H^\circ_{rxn}\) for the dehydrogenation reaction?

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