Standard enthalpy changes can be used to determine unknown bond strengths in covalent molecules.
Consider the gas-phase synthesis of nitrogen trifluoride:
N2(g)+3F2(g)→2NF3(g)ΔrH=−234 kJ mol−1 \text{N}_2(\text{g}) + 3\text{F}_2(\text{g}) \rightarrow 2\text{NF}_3(\text{g}) \quad \Delta_r H = -234 \text{ kJ mol}^{-1} N2(g)+3F2(g)→2NF3(g)ΔrH=−234 kJ mol−1Using the following bond enthalpies, what is the mean bond enthalpy, in kJ mol−1\text{kJ mol}^{-1}kJ mol−1, of the N−F\text{N}-\text{F}N−F bond?
−276-276−276
+198+198+198
+276+276+276
+552+552+552