Average bond enthalpy
What Average bond enthalpy means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The enthalpy change when one mole of a specified covalent bond is broken in gaseous molecules, averaged over a range of gaseous compounds containing that bond.
The enthalpy change when one mole of a specified gaseous covalent bond is broken, averaged over the same bond in a range of similar compounds.
Topics that use Average bond enthalpy
- Bonding and structure (OCR A-Level)
- Enthalpy changes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- ∆H of combustion
- ∆H of formation
- Activation energy
- Anomalous melting and boiling points
- Approximate estimate
- Averaging over gaseous compounds
- Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation
- Bond angles
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