Question

Hess law states that:

• A. the standard enthalpy of an overall reaction is the sum of the enthalpy changes in individual reactions
• B. enthalpy of formation of a compound is same as the enthalpy of decomposition of the compound into constituent elements, but with opposite sign
• C. at constant temperature the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume
• D. the mass of a gas dissolved per litre of a solvent is proportional to the pressure of the gas in equilibrium with the solution

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

According to second law of thermochemistry the law states that the total heat change $(\Delta H)$ accompanying a chemical reaction is the same whether the reaction takes place in one or more steps. It means that heat of a reaction depends only on the initial reactants and final products and not on intermediate products that may be formed.
Now $\Delta H=\Delta H_1+\Delta H_2+\Delta H_3$ Enthalpy change in a reaction is always constant and independent of the path followed.