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Average bond enthalpies are generally defined for gas-phase molecules. Many substances are...

Average bond enthalpies are generally defined for gas-phase molecules. Many substances are liquids in their standard state. (Section) By using appropriate thermochemical data from Appendix C, calculate average bond enthalpies in the liquid state for the following bonds, and compare these values to the gas-phase values given in Table:

Table Average Bond Enthalpies(kJ/mol)

Single Bonds

C–H

413

N–H

391

O–H

463

F–F

155

C–C

348

N–N

163

O—O

146

 

 

C–N

293

N–O

201

O–F

190

Cl–F

253

C–O

358

N–F

272

O–Cl

203

Cl–Cl

242

C–F

485

N–Cl

200

O–l

234

 

 

C–Cl

328

N–Br

243

Br–F

237

 

 

C–Br

276

S–H

339

Br–Cl

218

 

 

C–l

240

H–H

436

S–F

327

Br–Br

193

C–S

259

H–F

567

S–Cl

253

 

 

H–Cl

431

S—Br

218

I–Cl

208

 

 

Si–H

323

H–Br

366

S—S

266

I–Br

175

Si–Si

226

H–l

299

I–l

151

 

 

Si–C

301

 

 

 

 

 

 

Si–O

368

 

 

 

 

 

 

Si–Cl

464

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple Bonds

C=C

614

N=N

418

O=O

495

 

 

C≡C

839

N≡N

941

 

 

 

 

C=N

615

N=O

607

S=O

523

 

 

C≡N

891

S=S

418

 

 

 

 

C=O

799

 

 

 

 

 

 

C≡O

1072

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Br – Br, from Br2(l), (b) C – Cl, from CCl4(l), (c) O – O, from H2O2(l) (assume that the O – H bond enthalpy is the same as that in the gas phase).

(d) Does the process of breaking bonds in the liquid as compared to the gas phase cost more energy? Explain the difference in the ΔH values between the two phases.

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