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NEET UG 2025 · Chemistry · Question 85

NEET 2025 Chemistry, question 85

Question 85 of the NEET 2025 paper (code 45) is a Chemistry question from Thermodynamics. Its idea, Hess's Law Application, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 1.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q85 · Chemistry

The standard heat of formation, in kcal/mol of Ba2+Ba^{2+} is :

[Given : standard heat of formation of SO42−SO_4^{2-} ion (aq) = – 216 kcal/mol, standard heat of crystallisation of BaSO4BaSO_4(s) = – 4.5 kcal/mol, standard heat of formation of BaSO4BaSO_4(s) = – 349 kcal/mol]

  1. 1– 128.5Official answer
  2. 2– 133.0
  3. 3+ 133.0
  4. 4+ 220.5

Official answer: option 1 · NTA final answer key

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