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Ch.9 - Chemical Bonding I: The Lewis Model

Chapter 9, Problem 106

Calculate ΔHrxn for the combustion of octane (C8H18), a component of gasoline, by using average bond energies and then calculate it using enthalpies of formation from Appendix IIB. What is the percent difference between your results? Which result would you expect to be more accurate?

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