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please save me from my failing fate and explain how to do hess' law? you will be my savior honestly please i'm begging :,)

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Alright yo, I just gave this explanation off earlier

Alright dude, Hess' law isn't as complicated as most people think


Take this example
look for the change in enthalpy of A+B-> AB

A + B -> C enthalpy=10 kJ

C -> AB enthalpy=10 kJ

now if you add everything together you come up with

A + B + C --> AB + C enthalpy= 10kJ + 10 kJ= 20kJ

But notice how C is one the left and on the right of that-- so if it's on the left and on the right of the equation, you could just cancel it out

so you get A+B--> AB

tadaaa!! You found the equation you were looking for

and you know that it's enthalpy is= 10kJ + 10kJ= 20kJ

Hope that helps ya fam!

Just pm me if you need more help!
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