// Y.V.C.Rao ,1997.Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics.Universities Press,Hyderabad,India. //Chapter-4,Example 25,Page 133 //Title:Standard enthalpy change //================================================================================================================ clear clc //INPUT //The reaction is: CH4(g)+H2O(g)--->CO(g)+3H2(g) //The standard enthalpy change for the above reaction is determined by using the individual combustion reactions //The combustion reactions are: //A--->CH4(g)+2O2(g)--->CO2(g)+2H2O(l)--->del_Hc_A //B--->CO(g)+(1/2)O2(g)--->CO2(g)--->del_Hc_B //C--->H2(g)+(1/2)O2(g)--->H2O(l)--->del_Hc_C //D--->H2O(g)--->H2O(l)--->del_H_vap del_Hc_A=-890.94;//enthalpy change accompanying reaction A in kJ del_Hc_B=-283.18;//enthalpy change accompanying reaction B in kJ del_Hc_C=-286.03;//enthalpy change accompanying reaction C in kJ del_H_vap=-43.966;//enthalpy change of vaporization of H2O at 298.15K in kJ/mol //CALCULATION del_H0=(del_Hc_A)-(del_Hc_B)-(3*del_Hc_C)+(del_H_vap);//calculation of the standard enthalpy change of the reaction in kJ //OUTPUT mprintf('\n The standard enthalpy change at 298.15K for the reaction CH4(g)+H2O(g)--->CO(g)+3H2(g)= %0.3f kJ\n',del_H0); //===============================================END OF PROGRAM===================================================