heat of formation
Britishnoun
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If the water remains gaseous, as it must do in a flame, the heat of formation is reduced by about 10 calories.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
The marked activity of chloramine as a chlorinating agent could be predicated from its heat of formation, which is 8,230 calories.
From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph
Unfortunately there is still some doubt about the heat of formation of calcium carbide, De Forcrand returning it as -0.65 calorie, and Gin as +3.9 calories.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
By causing compressed acetylene to dissociate under the influence of an electric spark, Mixter measured its heat of formation as -53.3 calories.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
Its heat of formation from its elements is +156.1 calories.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
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