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heat of formation

noun

  1. chem the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent atoms
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The secret of success is to seek brighter fireflies wandering well away from the searchlight — that is, young planets still glowing from the heat of formation, in orbits far from their stars.

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The marked activity of chloramine as a chlorinating agent could be predicated from its heat of formation, which is 8,230 calories.

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Heat of Combustion and Constitution.—In the article Thermochemistry a general account of heats of formation of chemical compounds is given, and it is there shown that this constant measures the stability of the compound.

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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.

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The thermal effect of the “alcohol†group C�OH may be determined by finding the heat of formation of the alcohol and subtracting the thermal effects of the remaining linkages in the molecule.

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