Q.
The heat of combustion of methane at 298 K is expressed by: CH4(g)+2O2(g)→CO2(g)+2H2O(l)ΔH=890.2kJ. The magnitude of AE of the reaction at this temperature is:
CH4(g)+2O2(g)CO2(g)+2H2O(l)−890.2kJΔH=ΔE+ΔnRTΔn= moles of gaseous products - moles of gaseous reactants =1−3=−2 So, for the above reaction ΔE value is greater than ΔH.