Ammonia is made from nitrogen and hydrogen in this reaction:
N2+3H2→2NH3 \text{N}_2 + 3\text{H}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{NH}_3 N2+3H2→2NH3Use these average bond energies.
| Bond | Bond energy (kJ/mol) |
|---|---|
| N≡N | 945 |
| H-H | 436 |
| N-H | 391 |
Calculate the energy change for this reaction and state whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
106 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 3.2 Energetics, covering 3.2.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions and reaction profiles and 3.2.2 Calculating energy change from bond energies. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.