Q. Calculate the standard heat of formation of carbon disulphide in liquid state. Given that the standard heat of combustion of carbon sulphur and carbon disulphide are and respectively is:

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Solution:

Use Hesss law to solve the problem.
Given :
... (i) ...(ii)

... (iii)
Required equation
Multiply Eq. (ii) by 2 and add to Eq. (i)

...(iv)
(iv) Subtract Eq. (iii) from Eq. (iv)