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The enthalpies of combustion of diamond and graphite are - 395.4 kJ and - 393.5 kJ respectively calculate the enthalpy of transformation from diamond to graphite.

A

`-0.5kcal`

B

`+0.5kcal`

C

`1kcal`

D

`-1kcal`

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The correct Answer is:
B
`DeltaH=DeltaH_("comb.(diamond)")-DeltaH_("comb.(graphite)")`
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