The enthalpy of formation of liquid mercury and gaseous chlorine are zero because the substance are in their standard state.
The standard state of a substance is the form in which it is found under standard conditions. This include a pressure of 1 atm, a temperature of 298 K and a a concentration of 1 M.
The enthalpy of formation of a substance in its standard state is 0 KJ/mol. The following substances has ΔHf of 0 kJ/mol.
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