Use Bond Energies to Estimate the Enthalpy Change for the Reaction

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use bond energies to estimate the enthalpy change for the reaction of one mole of CH₄ with chlorine gas to give CH₃Cl and hydrogen chloride.
BE(C-H) = 414 kJ/mol
BE(C-Cl) = 326 kJ/mol
BE(H-Cl) = 432 kJ/mol
BE(Cl-Cl) = 243 kJ/mol

• A) -106 kJ/mol
• B) -101 kJ/mol
• C) +101 kJ/mol
• D) +106 kJ/mol
• E) +331 kJ/mol

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