The enthalpies of reactions between MHgO2 complex oxides (M = Ca, Sr, and B
a) and hydrochloric acid were measured in a hermetic swinging calorimeter a
t 298.15 K. The MHgO2 samples were prepared by solid-phase synthesis from s
imple oxides and characterized by X-ray and chemical analyses. The measurem
ent results and literature data were used to determine the standard enthalp
ies of the complex oxides.