Practice Estimating Reaction Enthalpies with Bond Enthalpies - 3.3 | Unit 5: Energetics and Thermochemistry | IB Grade 11: Chemistry
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3.3 - Estimating Reaction Enthalpies with Bond Enthalpies

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the bond enthalpy of a C–H bond?

💡 Hint: Look in a reference table for average bond enthalpies.

Question 2

Easy

Define an exothermic reaction.

💡 Hint: Think about whether energy is entering or leaving the system.

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Question 1

What does bond enthalpy measure?

  • Energy needed to create a bond
  • Energy needed to break a bond
  • Energy released in a reaction

💡 Hint: Consider the energy dynamics during the bond formation and breaking.

Question 2

True or False: An exothermic reaction has a positive ΔH.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall how heat is exchanged in exothermic and endothermic reactions.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Estimate the reaction enthalpy for the dehydration of alcohols using bond enthalpies. An alcohol like C₂H₅OH forms ethylene (C₂H₄) and water (H₂O). Calculate ΔH based on the bonds involved.

💡 Hint: Focus on breaking the C–O bond and forming double bonds in C₂H₄.

Question 2

Discuss how bond enthalpies vary in a different phase and how that affects ΔH estimations for reactions that involve liquid and gaseous states.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when water transitions from liquid to gas.

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