Calculate H rxn for the combustion of octane (C 8 H 18 ), a component of gasoline,

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Calculate ΔHrxn for the combustion of octane (C8H18), a component of gasoline, by using average bond energies and then calculate it using enthalpies of formation from Appendix IIB.

What is the percent difference between your results? Which result would you expect to be more accurate?


Appendix IIBSubstance Aluminum Al(s) Al(g) Al+(aq) AlCl3(s) AlO3(s) Barium Ba(s) Ba(g) Ba+(aq) BaCO3(s) BaCl(s) BaO(s)

Substance BO3(s) HBO3(s) Bromine Br(g) Br(1) Br(g) Br (aq) HBr(g) Cadmium Cd(s) Cd(g) Cd+(aq) CdCl(s) Cdo(s)

CaCO3(s) CaCl(s) CaF(s) CaH(s) Ca(NO3)2(s) CaO(s) Ca(OH)2(s) CaSO4(s) Caz(PO4)2(s) Carbon C(s, graphite) C(s,

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