Which of the following statements is true?   A Bond dissociation energies increase down a column of the periodic table   B When ΔH° is positive, more energy is released in forming bonds than is needed to break bonds   C When ΔH° is negative, more energy is needed to break bonds than is released in forming bonds   D Bond dissociation energies decrease down a column of the periodic table

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Problem 111AE: At 298 K, the standard enthalpies of formation for C2H2(g) and C6H6(l) are 227 kJ/mol and 49 kJ/mol,...
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Which of the following statements is true?

 

A Bond dissociation energies increase down a column of the periodic table
 
B When ΔH° is positive, more energy is released in forming bonds than is needed to break bonds
 
C When ΔH° is negative, more energy is needed to break bonds than is released in forming bonds
 
D Bond dissociation energies decrease down a column of the periodic table
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