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Offline jlhannah

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Enthalpy change
« on: February 20, 2014, 02:47:16 AM »
Use average bond energies from the datasheet to estimate the enthalpy change (heat change, ΔH) in
kJ/mol for the following reaction. Note that the carbon atoms are bonded to one another in both C2H4 and
C2H6.
 H2(g) + C2H4(g) ----> C2H6(g)

According to the answer key, it should be approx. -130 kJ/mol, but I don't even know where to start with this! 
I also attached our data sheet.

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Re: Enthalpy change
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 03:27:32 AM »
Enthalpy of the compound is approximately equal to sum of enthalpies of its individual bonds.
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