Calculate the heat of formation of CO using given equations C+O2 arrow CO2;Δ H=X CO+(1/2)O2 arrow CO2;Δ H=Y

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Calculate the heat of formation of CO using given equations C+O2 arrow CO2;Δ H=X CO+(1/2)O2 arrow CO2;Δ H=Y (A) X-Y (B) X+Y (C) Y-2X (D) 2X-Y

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C+(1/2)O2 arrow CO , on substracting equation (. textii.) from equation (.i.) ,we get textX-Y .

Q. Calculate the heat of formation of $CO$ using given equations
$C + O_{2} \to C O_{2}; Δ H = X$
$CO + \frac{1}{2} O_{2} \to C O_{2}; Δ H = Y$