According to Schwabe and Wagner, the heats of combustion in a constant-volume calorimeter for fumaric and maleic acids are -1337.21 kJ mol-1 and -1360.43 kJ mol-1, respectively, at approximately 25 °C. What is the enthalpy of isomerization of maleic acid into fumaric acid in kJ mol-1?

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According to Schwabe and Wagner, the heats of combustion in a constant-volume calorimeter for fumaric and maleic acids are -1337.21 kJ mol-1 and -1360.43 kJ mol-1, respectively, at approximately 25 °C. What is the enthalpy of isomerization of maleic acid into fumaric acid in kJ mol-1?

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