Bond Energy Lab Report

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Bond Energies The bond energy is a measure of the amount of energy needed to break apart one mole of covalently bonded gases. The SI units used to describe bond energy are kilojoules per mole of bonds (kJ/mol). Introduction Atoms bond together to form compounds because in doing so they attain lower energies than they possess as individual atoms. A quantity of energy, equal to the difference between the energies of the bonded atoms and the energies of the separated atoms, is released, usually as heat. That is, the bonded atoms have a lower energy than the individual atoms do. When atoms combine to make a compound, energy is always given off, and the compound has a lower overall energy. When a chemical reaction occurs, molecular bonds are broken …show more content…

The energy input required to break a bond is known as bond energy. While the concept may seem simple, bond energy serves a very important purpose in describing the structure and characteristics of a molecule. It can be used to determine which Lewis Dot Structure is most suitable when there are multiple Lewis Dot …show more content…

Energy is given off when the bond is broken, but is absorbed when a new bond is created. 2.Simply multiply the average bond energy of H-Cl by 2. This leaves you with 862 kJ/mol (see Table T3). 3.The enthalpy change deals with breaking two mole of O-H bonds and the formation of 1 mole of O-O bonds and two moles of H-H bonds (see Table T3). •The sum of the energies required to break the bonds on the reactants side is 4 x 460 kJ/mol = 1840 kJ/mol. •The sum of the energies released to form the bonds on the products side is ◦2 moles of H-H bonds = 2 x 436.4 kJ/mol = 872.8 kJ/mol ◦1 moles of O=O bond = 1 x 498.7 kJ/mil = 498.7 kJ/mol which is an output (released) energy = 872.8 kJ/mol + 498.7 kJ/mol = 1371.5 kJ/mol. Total energy difference is 1840 kJ/mol – 1371.5 kJ/mol = 469 kJ/mol, which indicates that the reaction is endothermic and that 469 kJ of heat is needed to be supplied to carry out this reaction. 4.For this question simply look at the number you calculated as your enthalpy of reaction. Is it positive or negative? It is positive so this means that it is in fact endothermic. It requires energy in order to create

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