Standard enthalpy change of reaction explained

The standard enthalpy change of reaction (denoted ΔH° or ΔHo) is the enthalpy change that occurs in a system when one mole of matter is transformed by a chemical reaction under standard conditions.

For a generic chemical reaction

nA A + nB B + ... → nP P + nQ Q ...

the standard enthalpy change of reaction ΔHr is related with the standard enthalpy change of formation ΔHf of the reactants and products by the following equation:

\DeltaHr=\sumproducts{ni\DeltaH

(i)
f
} - \sum_