The heats of combustion of carbon and carbon monoxide are $-394 \, kJ \, mol^{-1}$ and $-285 \, kJ \, mol^{-1}$ respectively. Find the heat of formation of $CO$ in $kJ \, mol^{-1}$.

  • A
    $109$
  • B
    $-109$
  • C
    $218$
  • D
    $-218$

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