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6.9 Hess’s Law
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Synthesis gas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas, is produced industrially by reacting solid carbon with steam according to the following equation:

\[ \text{C}(s) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(g) \rightarrow \text{CO}(g) + \text{H}_2(g) \]

The standard enthalpy changes for three related thermochemical equations are given in the table below.

EquationReaction\(\Delta H^\circ\) (\(\text{kJ/mol}_{rxn}\))
(1)\(\text{C}(s) + \text{O}_2(g) \rightarrow \text{CO}_2(g)\)\(-394\)
(2)\(2\,\text{CO}(g) + \text{O}_2(g) \rightarrow 2\,\text{CO}_2(g)\)\(-566\)
(3)\(2\,\text{H}_2(g) + \text{O}_2(g) \rightarrow 2\,\text{H}_2\text{O}(g)\)\(-484\)

Based on the information provided, what is the value of \(\Delta H^\circ\) for the reaction \(\text{C}(s) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(g) \rightarrow \text{CO}(g) + \text{H}_2(g)\)?

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