Given the following reaction: . The enthalpy change for the reaction is . The dissociation energy of the H-H bond is:
The given reaction is the formation of moles of gas from moles of gaseous atoms: This means the formation of moles of H-H bonds releases of energy. The enthalpy change for the formation of mole of gas from moles of atoms is: The bond dissociation energy of the H-H bond is the energy required to break mole of H-H bonds into gaseous H atoms. This is the reverse of the formation reaction: Therefore, the bond dissociation energy is .
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