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Use bond-energy data to calculate the enthalpy of formation for eah of the following compounds at 25 C
a) n-Octane, C8H18(g)
b) Napthalene, C10H8(g)
c) Formaldehyde, H2CO(g)
d) Formic acid, HCOOH(g)
Give the most likely reason for the largest discrepancies between your calculated values and the ones in the tables.