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Explain why the bond enthalpy of a molecule is usually
Chapter 9, Problem 68P(choose chapter or problem)
Explain why the bond enthalpy of a molecule is usually defined in terms of a gas-phase reaction. Why are bond-breaking processes always endothermic and bond-forming processes always exothermic?
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Explain why the bond enthalpy of a molecule is usually defined in terms of a gas-phase reaction. Why are bond-breaking processes always endothermic and bond-forming processes always exothermic?
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Bond enthalpy can be described by doing the measurement of the heat required in order to break one mole of a molecule into different atoms. Bond energy is defined as the energy that is required to break only one mole of bonds in the gas phase. A higher value of bond energy indicates higher stability.