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Question 12
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Some mean bond enthalpies are given in the table below.

BondC−C\text{C}-\text{C}C−CC=C\text{C}=\text{C}C=CC−H\text{C}-\text{H}C−HCl−Cl\text{Cl}-\text{Cl}Cl−ClC−Cl\text{C}-\text{Cl}C−Cl
Mean bond enthalpy / kJ mol−1\text{kJ~mol}^{-1}kJ mol−1347614413242339

What is the enthalpy change, in kJ mol−1\text{kJ~mol}^{-1}kJ mol−1, for the gas-phase addition of chlorine to ethene?

C2H4(g)+Cl2(g)→CH2ClCH2Cl(g) \text{C}_2\text{H}_4\text{(g)} + \text{Cl}_2\text{(g)} \rightarrow \text{CH}_2\text{Cl}\text{CH}_2\text{Cl}\text{(g)} C2​H4​(g)+Cl2​(g)→CH2​ClCH2​Cl(g)

−411-411−411

−169-169−169

+169+169+169

+411+411+411

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