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Heat of reaction
« on: August 27, 2011, 07:36:21 pm »
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Hey, I have a SAC coming up on calorimetry and I wasn't sure how to answer the following question:

CuSO4(aq) + Zn(s) = Cu(s) + ZnSO4  DH= -210.6kJ/mol

Why does the DH value refer to mole of CuSO4 added rather than Zn?

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