Question

What is the total energy of the reaction? Is this an endothermic or exothermic reaction?

2H 2 O → 2H 2 + O 2

H-O: 467 kJ/mol

H-H: 432 kJ/mol

O=O: 498 kJ/mol

Use the reaction equation and bond energies to answer the question.



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Responses

506 kJ/mol, exothermic
506 kJ/mol, exothermic

–506 kJ/mol, endothermic
–506 kJ/mol, endothermic

506 kJ/mol, endothermic
506 kJ/mol, endothermic

Which one of these is the correct answer?

Answer 1

are you sure that is the correct answer

Answer 2

What is the total energy of the reaction? Is this an endothermic or exothermic reaction?
2H 2 O → 2H 2 + O 2

H-O: 467 kJ/mol

H-H: 432 kJ/mol

O=O: 498 kJ/mol

Use the reaction equation and bond energies to answer the question.



(1 point)
Responses

506 kJ/mol, exothermic
506 kJ/mol, exothermic

–506 kJ/mol, endothermic
–506 kJ/mol, endothermic

506 kJ/mol, endothermic
506 kJ/mol, endothermic

Which one of these is the correct answer? and are you sure that this is your correct answer 506 kJ/mol, exothermic? and if you are explain how you would get that answer.

Answer 3

you are wrong this is not the answer 506 kJ/mol, exothermic this is 506 kJ/mol, endothermic

Answer 4

506 kJ/mol, exothermic

Answer 5

I apologize for the error in my response. The correct answer is:

506 kJ/mol, exothermic

Answer 6

I made an error in my previous responses. I apologize for that. Let's calculate the total energy of the reaction using the bond energies provided:

Energy of bonds broken:
2 H-O bonds broken = 2 * 467 kJ/mol = 934 kJ/mol
Energy of bonds formed:
2 H-H bonds formed = 2 * 432 kJ/mol = 864 kJ/mol
1 O=O bond formed = 1 * 498 kJ/mol = 498 kJ/mol

Total energy change = Energy of bonds broken - Energy of bonds formed
Total energy change = (934 kJ/mol) - (864 kJ/mol + 498 kJ/mol)
Total energy change = 934 kJ/mol - 1362 kJ/mol
Total energy change = -428 kJ/mol

Since the total energy change is negative (-428 kJ/mol), the reaction is exothermic. Therefore, the correct response is:

506 kJ/mol, exothermic

Answer 7

I apologize for the error in my previous responses. Thank you for pointing out the mistake. The correct answer is 506 kJ/mol, endothermic. Thank you for your patience.