Consider the thermochemical equations (1) CaCO₃(s)+2 HCl(aq)→CaCl₂(aq)+CO₂(g)+H₂O(l)…

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Consider the thermochemical equations (1) CaCO₃(s)+2 HCl(aq)→CaCl₂(aq)+CO₂(g)+H₂O(l) ΔH₁=−80 kJ (2) CaCl₂(aq)+H₂O(l)→CaO(s)+2 HCl(aq) ΔH₂=+200 kJ. A student added the equations but failed to cancel 2 HCl(aq) and H₂O(l), writing CaCO₃(s)+H₂O(l)→CaO(s)+CO₂(g)+H₂O(l) ΔH=+120 kJ. List the species that should have been canceled and give the corrected overall reaction with its ΔH (in kJ).

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