In the manufacture of nitric acid by the oxidation of ammonia, the first product is nitric oxide. The nitric oxide is then oxidized to nitrogen dioxide:
2 NO(g) + O2(g) → 2 NO2(g)
Calculate the standard reaction enthalpy for the reaction above (as written) using the following data:
N2(g) + O2(g) → 2 NO(g) ∆H ◦ = 180.5 kJ
N2(g) + 2 O2(g) → 2 NO2(g) ∆H◦ = 66.4 kJ
(A) −128.2 kJ/mol rxn
(B) −100.3 kJ/mol rxn
(C) −520.2 kJ/mol rxn
(D) −252.4 kJ/mol rxn
(E) −690.72 kJ/mol rxn
(F) −114.1 kJ/mol rxn
