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What enthalpy change means

What enthalpy change means

Reaction profile diagrams comparing exothermic and endothermic reactions, with enthalpy axes, activation energy and positive or negative ΔH labelled

Chemical reactions involve breaking bonds and making bonds. Breaking bonds needs energy, making bonds releases energy, and the balance between them gives the enthalpy change, ΔH\Delta HΔH, at constant pressure, usually in kJ mol−1\text{kJ mol}^{-1}kJ mol−1.

Enthalpy changes Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
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