Using the Following Bond Energies: Estimate the Heat of Combustion

question 98

Multiple Choice

Using the following bond energies: estimate the heat of combustion for 1 mol of acetylene:

• A) +365 kJ
• B) 1228 kJ
• C) -447 kJ
• D) -1228 kJ
• E) +447 kJ

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