<u>Answer:</u> Maximum work that can be obtained by given amount of methanol is -343kJ.
<u>Explanation:</u>
For the given chemical reaction:

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:
2 moles of methanol does a work of 1372 kJ.
So, 0.5 moles of methanol will do a work of = 
Hence, maximum work that can be obtained by given amount of methanol is -343kJ.
Molar mass of oxygen is:
M(O)=16 g/mol
Molar mass of carbon is:
M(C)=12 g/mol
Molar mass of carbon dioxide is:
M(CO2)=M(C)+2*M(O)
M(CO2)=12 g/mol+2*16g/mol
M(CO2)=44 g/mol
<span>Molar mass(M) is the mass of 1 mole of the substance (grams per mole of a compound).</span>
I believe Mendeleev formed his periodic table by atomic weight (nowadays we do it by atomic number) so he likely used those values.