Calculate the AH rxn for the chlorination of methane to form chloroform. H. H-CH + 3 CI-CI CI + 3H-CI

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Calculate the AH rxn for the chlorination of methane to form chloroform.
H.
H-CH + 3 CI-CI
CI + 3H-CI
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the AH rxn for the chlorination of methane to form chloroform. H. H-CH + 3 CI-CI CI + 3H-CI
Table 9.2
Average Bond Energles (k/mol) and Bond Lengths (pm)
Bond
Energy Length
Bond
Energy
Length
Bond
Energy Length
Bond
Energy
Length
Single Bonds
H-H
432
74
N-H
391
101
Si-H
323
148
S-H
347
134
H-F
565
92
N-N
160
146
Si-Si
226
234
S-S
266
204
H-CI
427
127
N-P
209
177
Si-0
368
161
S-F
327
158
Н—Вг
363
141
N-O
201
144
Si-S
226
210
S-CI
271
201
H-I
295
161
N-F
272
139
Si-F
565
156
S-Br
218
225
N-CI
200
191
Si-Ci
381
204
S-I
-170
234
С—Н
413
109
N-Br
243
214
Si-Br
310
216
C-C
347
154
N-I
159
222
Si-I
234
240
F-F
159
143
С—Si
301
186
F-CI
193
166
C-N
305
147
0-H
467
96
P-H
320
142
F-Br
212
178
C-0
358
143
0-P
351
160
Р—Si
213
227
F-I
263
187
С—Р
264
187
0-0
204
148
P-P
200
221
Cl-CI
243
199
C-S
259
181
0-S
265
151
P-F
490
156
Cl-Br
215
214
C-F
453
133
0-F
190
142
P-CI
331
204
CI-I
208
243
C-CI
339
177
0-CI
203
164
P-Br
272
222
Br-Br
193
228
С—Вг
276
194
0-Br
234
172
P-I
184
246
Br-I
175
248
C-I
216
213
0-I
234
194
I–I
151
266
Multiple Bonds
C=C
614
134
N=N
418
122
C=C
839
121
N=N
945
10
C=N
615
127
N=0
607
120
C=N
891
115
N=0
631
106
O,
C=0
745
123
498
121
C=0
1070
113
(799 in CO,)
Transcribed Image Text:Table 9.2 Average Bond Energles (k/mol) and Bond Lengths (pm) Bond Energy Length Bond Energy Length Bond Energy Length Bond Energy Length Single Bonds H-H 432 74 N-H 391 101 Si-H 323 148 S-H 347 134 H-F 565 92 N-N 160 146 Si-Si 226 234 S-S 266 204 H-CI 427 127 N-P 209 177 Si-0 368 161 S-F 327 158 Н—Вг 363 141 N-O 201 144 Si-S 226 210 S-CI 271 201 H-I 295 161 N-F 272 139 Si-F 565 156 S-Br 218 225 N-CI 200 191 Si-Ci 381 204 S-I -170 234 С—Н 413 109 N-Br 243 214 Si-Br 310 216 C-C 347 154 N-I 159 222 Si-I 234 240 F-F 159 143 С—Si 301 186 F-CI 193 166 C-N 305 147 0-H 467 96 P-H 320 142 F-Br 212 178 C-0 358 143 0-P 351 160 Р—Si 213 227 F-I 263 187 С—Р 264 187 0-0 204 148 P-P 200 221 Cl-CI 243 199 C-S 259 181 0-S 265 151 P-F 490 156 Cl-Br 215 214 C-F 453 133 0-F 190 142 P-CI 331 204 CI-I 208 243 C-CI 339 177 0-CI 203 164 P-Br 272 222 Br-Br 193 228 С—Вг 276 194 0-Br 234 172 P-I 184 246 Br-I 175 248 C-I 216 213 0-I 234 194 I–I 151 266 Multiple Bonds C=C 614 134 N=N 418 122 C=C 839 121 N=N 945 10 C=N 615 127 N=0 607 120 C=N 891 115 N=0 631 106 O, C=0 745 123 498 121 C=0 1070 113 (799 in CO,)
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