Consider the diagram below. What does C represent?
A) enthalpy of reaction
B) activation energy
C) activated complex
D) energy of the reactants

A) enthalpy of reaction

Explanation:

The region C signifies the enthalpy of reaction.

This diagram is the energy profile of an endothermic reaction. In such reaction, heat is absorbed from the surrounding. At the end of the reaction, the heat of product is lesser than that of the reactants.

answer: the enthalpy of the overall chemical reaction is +87.88 kj or +88 kj.

according to hess's law, the overall enthalpy of a reaction is the difference between the sum of enthalpy values of all the products and the sum of enthalpy values of all the reactants.

δh(reaction) = ∑nδh(products) - ∑nδh(reactants)

δh(reaction) = [δh +δh] - [δh]

δh(reaction) = [1(-287.02) + 1(0) ] - [1(-374.9)] kj = +87.88 kj

here, δh (pcl3) = -287.02 kj, δh(cl2) = 0, δh(pcl5) = -374.9 kj

therefore, enthalpy of the overall reaction is +87.88 kj or +88 kj.