What is the Correct Molar Enthalpy of Reaction for NaOH + NH4Cl?

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The correct molar enthalpy of reaction for the reaction between NaOH and NH4Cl is determined through the net ionic equation: OH- + NH4+ → NH3 + H2O. The standard heat of formation for NH4+ is -132.5 kJ/mol, which must be included in the calculations. The calculated enthalpy of -136.73 kJ/mol is incorrect due to the omission of NH4+'s value. The formation of water from H+ and OH- is approximately -55 kJ/mol, which also influences the overall enthalpy.

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I'm having some trouble with getting the correct entahlpy for the rxn:

NaOH + NH4Cl --> NaCl + NH3 + H2O

I've gotten the net ionic to be:

OH + NH4 --> NH3 +H2O

individuals to be sum of products (-) sum of reactants:

(-80.83+-285.84)-(-229.94 (for OH) and NH4 doesn't show anyvalue in my book.

This comes out to -136.73 which according to the little answer checker I've got here, is wrong. Where am I amiss?

Can anyone shed some light?
 
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The NH4+ ion has a standard heat of formation of -132.5 kJ/mol. Assuming everything else is right, that should do it.
 
The net ionic equation should simply be the formation of water

H^+_{(aq)} + OH^-_{(aq)} \xrightarrow ~H_2O_{(l)}
This should be around -55kJ/mol

although it actually depends on the solubility of ammonium chloride, I may be wrong.
 

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