(a) Given the following reactions and their heats of combustion, calculate the heat of combustion per CH2 for cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane, and cyclohexane.

(b) Rank the four cycloalkanes in order of stability from least stable to most stable.

Compound Combustion Reaction ΔH for the reaction (kJ/mol)

Cyclopropane -2091

Cyclobutane -2744

Cyclopentane -3320

Cyclohexane -3952

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