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| | SparkNotes: SAT Chemistry: Enthalpy |
 | | Often chemical changes result in either the release or the absorption of heat, and this change in heat in the system is measured in terms of the system’s enthalpy (H). |
 | | First of all, enthalpy is a state function, meaning that its value is fixed when temperature, pressure, composition, and physical form are specified. |
 | | Finally, the enthalpy changes of a reaction can be calculated in several ways, including by using stoichiometry, calorimetry, tables of standard values, Hess’s law, and the bond energies of the substances involved. |
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