Chemistry A-Level
Carbon–halogen bond enthalpy
What Carbon–halogen bond enthalpy means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Bond enthalpies fall down the group from C–F, the strongest at roughly 467 kJ mol⁻¹, through C–Cl and C–Br to C–I, the weakest at roughly 238 kJ mol⁻¹.
Topics that use Carbon–halogen bond enthalpy
- Haloalkanes (OCR A-Level)
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- Formation of alcohols from haloalkanes
- Homolytic fission
- Hydrolysis of haloalkanes
- Hydrolysis of primary haloalkanes
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