Chemistry A-Level
Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation
What Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Because the value is an average, it measures covalent bond strength only approximately, as the same bond has slightly different enthalpies in different molecules.
Topics that use Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation
- Bonding and structure (OCR A-Level)
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