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No, enthalpy of combustion cannot be positive because energy is always released during combustion.
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  2. The intensive property among these quantities is

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  3. Identify the extensive property among the followings

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  5. During isothermal expansion of an ideal gas, its

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  6. Enthalpy of a reaction Delta H is expressed as

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  11. What is pistil?

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  12. The occurrence of reaction is impossible if

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  13. One calorie is equivalent to

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  15. For the reactions : C(s) + O(2) (g) to CO(2) (g)

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