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Textbook Solutions for Chemistry: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 9 Problem 105E

Question

If hydrogen were used as a fuel, it could be burned according to this reaction:

Use average bond energies to calculate rxn for this reaction and also for the combustion of methane (CH4). Which fuel yields more energy per mole? Per gram?

Solution

Solution 105E Step 1 of 4 For the reaction Thus we can see that at the end of this reaction one HH bond and 1/2 O=O bond are broken and 2 bonds OH are formed.We have to remember that when a reaction happens, we have to spend energy to break bonds (positive H ), while broken bonds release energy (negative H) Since For H-H H = 436 kJ/mol For O=O H = 498 kJ/mol Thus H broken bonds= (H H-H)+ 1/2 (H O=O)= 685 kJ/mol For O-H H = -464 kJ/mol Thus H formed bonds= 2(H O-H)= -928 kJ/mol Since H RXN (H broken bonds) + (H formed bonds) H RXN (685 kJ/mol) + (- 928 kJ/mol)= -243 kJ/mol This means that 1 mol of H re2ases 243 kJ.

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Title Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 3 
Author Nivaldo J. Tro
ISBN 9780321809247

If hydrogen were used as a fuel, it could be burned

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