Enthalpy Changes (Hess's Law)

[Hogan Irwin 3A]

What are the three different methods we can use to find the change in enthalpy?

[Tyler Miao 1A]

bond enthalpy, Hess's law, and standard reaction enthalpies can be used to find the change in enthalpy

[Michelle Kam 1F]

There are essentially three methods of calculating enthalpy.
First, there is the Hess's Law, which is calculation of standard enthalpy of formation using the give enthalpy of each reactions.
To find t he standard enthalpy of formation of glucose, we use the given equations to form a final equation of 6C + 3O2 + 6H2 -> C6H12O6
we can alter the enthalpies of the given equations by reversing the equation, or multiplying the equation with whole numbers, etc.
then add them all together to finally form the glucose.

Secondly, we have bond enthalpy. We can subtract the sum of bonds formed from the sum of bonds broken.
Summation(bonds broke) - Summation(bonds formed)
the standard bond enthalpy for each bonds are usually given.

Last method is one using the Enthalpy of formation. Here we find the deltaH of the reaction just by using (products - reactants).
Here also, the standard enthalpy of each compound is usually given.