11. Bonding & Molecular Structure
Bond Energy
24PRACTICE PROBLEM
Unsaturated hydrocarbons react with chlorine to produce dichloro alkanes. Use a table of average bond energies to calculate the reaction enthalpy (ΔHrxn) for the following chlorination reaction:
H3C—CH=CH2(g) + Cl2(g) → H3C—CH(Cl)—CH2—Cl(g)
Unsaturated hydrocarbons react with chlorine to produce dichloro alkanes. Use a table of average bond energies to calculate the reaction enthalpy (ΔHrxn) for the following chlorination reaction:
H3C—CH=CH2(g) + Cl2(g) → H3C—CH(Cl)—CH2—Cl(g)