http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_enthalpy_of_reaction" of reactants (ΔHfO).
My question is, why?
And I also know that I can find http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_enthalpy_of_reaction" (ΔHrO) by subtracting the bond energies of the reactants from the products. The result differs...
So in a constant pressure system if u = q + pv and h = u - pv that means h = q then what's the importance of enthalpy. Why do they say the enthalpy of the reaction is blah blah instead of the heat released or absorbed is blah blah.