heat of formation

British  

noun

1. chem the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent atoms

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Example Sentences

The other possible chloramines should be even more active as the heat of formation of these compounds are: Dichloramine NHCl2 — 36,780 calories.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

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)

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)

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