heat of formation
Britishnoun
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According to Berthelot, its heat of formation from its elements equals 49.1 calories, and its heat of total combustion by free oxygen is equal to +618.4 cals.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
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 Joseph Race
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 F. H. (Frank Henley) Leeds
Its heat of formation from its elements is +156.1 calories.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
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 Joseph Race
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