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Thermochemistry: enthalpies of formation, combustion, bond enthalpy, Hess's law
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Using average bond enthalpies (
H
−
H
=
436
,
Cl
−
Cl
=
243
,
H
−
Cl
=
431
kJ
mo
l
−
1
), the enthalpy change of
H
X
2
(
g
)
+
Cl
X
2
(
g
)
2
HCl
(
g
)
is
A
+
679
kJ
B
−
183
kJ
C
−
248
kJ
D
+
183
kJ
Answer: B
Δ
H
=
∑
(
bonds broken
)
−
∑
(
bonds formed
)
=
(
436
+
243
)
−
2
×
431
=
−
183
kJ
. Forming bonds releases more energy than breaking them takes, so the reaction is exothermic.
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