Question

Use the reaction to complete the sentence.
2CO+O
2

→2CO
2



Carbon monoxide and oxygen combine to produce carbon dioxide. The total bond energy found in all the bonds of carbon dioxide together is
2,944 kj
. The bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond in carbon dioxide is:
A. 368 kJ
B. 736 kJ
C. 1,472 kJ
D. 2,944 kJ

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find the bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond in carbon dioxide (CO₂), we can use the total bond energy given and the number of double bonds present in the molecule.

Carbon dioxide has 2 carbon-oxygen double bonds (one for each oxygen atom).

The total bond energy for carbon dioxide is 2,944 kJ. Since there are 2 double bonds, we can calculate the bond energy of each one by dividing the total bond energy by the number of double bonds:

\[
\text{Bond energy of each double bond} = \frac{\text{Total bond energy}}{\text{Number of double bonds}} = \frac{2,944 \text{ kJ}}{2} = 1,472 \text{ kJ}
\]

Thus, the bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond in carbon dioxide is:

C. 1,472 kJ