The enthalpies of elements in their standard states are taken as zero. Hence the enthalpy…

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The enthalpies of elements in their standard states are taken as zero. Hence the enthalpy of formation of a compound
  1. should always be negative
  2. should always be positive
  3. will be equal to twice the energy of combination
  4. may be positive or negative

Answer

(D) may be positive or negative

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