Even-numbered questions and Challenge Problems have answers in Appendix 5 and fully worked solutions in the Student Solutions Manual.
Chlorine trifluoride is a toxic, intensely reactive gas. It was used in World War II to make incendiary bombs. It reacts with ammonia and forms nitrogen, chlorine, and hydrogen fluoride gases. When two moles of chlorine trifluoride react, 1196 kJ of heat are evolved.
(a) Write a thermochemical equation for the reaction.
(b) What is ΔHf° for ClF3?