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O-H Bond Energy
« on: November 15, 2009, 02:30:43 PM »
From the following data at 25°C.

½H2(g) + ½O2(g) --> OH(g)              ΔH° = 38.95 kJ/mol
H2(g) + ½O2(g) --> H2O(g)              ΔH° = -241.81 kJ/mol
H2(g) --> 2H(g)                              ΔH° = 435.99 kJ/mol
O2(g) --> 2O(g)                              ΔH° = 498.34 kJ/mol

Compute the following:
ΔH° for OH(g) --> H(g) + O(g)
ΔU° for  OH(g) --> H(g) + O(g)
ΔH° for H2O(g) --> 2H(g) + O(g)
ΔU° for H2O(g) --> 2H(g) + O(g)
ΔH° for H2O(g) --> H(g) + OH(g)
ΔU° for H2O(g) --> H(g) + OH(g)

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Re: O-H Bond Energy
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 03:08:10 PM »
I take it nobody else knows how to do this question either?  :P

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Re: O-H Bond Energy
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 04:10:50 PM »
From the following data at 25°C.

½H2(g) + ½O2(g) --> OH(g)              ΔH° = 38.95 kJ/mol

OK, so what would ΔH° be for the reaction OH(g)  :rarrow: ½H2(g) + ½O2(g) ?

H2(g) + ½O2(g) --> H2O(g)              ΔH° = -241.81 kJ/mol
H2(g) --> 2H(g)                              ΔH° = 435.99 kJ/mol
O2(g) --> 2O(g)                              ΔH° = 498.34 kJ/mol

Or for ½O2(g) --> O(g)?

So what would be the ΔH° be for  OH(g)  :rarrow: ½H2(g) + O(g) ?

Compute the following:
ΔH° for OH(g) --> H(g) + O(g)
ΔU° for  OH(g) --> H(g) + O(g)
ΔH° for H2O(g) --> 2H(g) + O(g)
ΔU° for H2O(g) --> 2H(g) + O(g)
ΔH° for H2O(g) --> H(g) + OH(g)
ΔU° for H2O(g) --> H(g) + OH(g)

I'm not sure how to do this question. I don't know how to rearrange and cancel. Please help.

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Re: O-H Bond Energy
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 04:57:23 PM »
After a lot of hard work, I finally got those answers! =)

I'm having difficulty with this one though


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