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10th grade Bond energy: breaking takes energy, forming releases it worksheet

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Bond energy: breaking takes energy, forming releases it

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  1. Methane has 4 C–H bonds, each taking 415 kJ/mol to break. How much energy breaks all of them in a mole of methane, Ari?

  2. Water has 2 O–H bonds, each taking 464 kJ/mol to break. How much energy breaks both in a mole of water, Bo?

  3. Carbon dioxide has 2 C=O bonds, each taking 741 kJ/mol to break. How much energy breaks both in a mole of CO₂, Esme?

  4. Read this first

    Average bond energies (OpenStax Table 7.2)

    bondenergy (kJ/mol)
    H–H436
    Cl–Cl243
    H–Cl432
    O=O498
    O–H464
    C–H415
    C=O741
    N≡N946
    N–H390
  5. Using the table, which bond is the strongest, Jun?

    • N≡N
    • C–H
    • Cl–Cl
  6. Using the table, how much energy breaks a mole of O=O bonds, Luz?

    • 464 kJ
    • 243 kJ
    • 498 kJ
  7. Does breaking a bond absorb energy or release it, Milo?

    • It releases energy
    • It absorbs energy
    • Neither
  8. Does forming a bond absorb energy or release it, Noah?

    • Neither
    • It absorbs energy
    • It releases energy
  9. Why is every bond energy in the table a positive number, Pia?

    • Breaking takes energy in
    • Bonds have mass
    • Forming takes energy in
  10. Bonds formed release more energy than bonds broken absorb. Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic, Ren?

    • Neither one
    • Exothermic
    • Endothermic
  11. Which estimate of ΔH uses bond energies correctly, Zee?

    • Bonds broken − bonds formed
    • Bonds broken + bonds formed
    • Bonds formed − bonds broken
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Bond energy: breaking takes energy, forming releases it. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can say that breaking bonds takes energy and forming bonds releases it.
  • I can count bonds broken and formed from a balanced equation.
  • I can estimate ΔH ≈ bonds broken − bonds formed from a table, and say why it is an estimate.
  • I can relate single, double and triple bonds to bond strength.

Standard: HS-PS1-4

Words to know

bond energy: Energy to break a mole of a given bond, in kJ/mol

bonds broken: The reactant bonds that must be pulled apart

bonds formed: The product bonds that are made

average bond energy: A typical value over many molecules

estimate: A close but not exact value

Common mistakes

Your child added the number of bonds and the bond energy. Each bond takes that energy, so multiply.

Your child did formed minus broken. ΔH is bonds broken minus bonds formed, so a reaction that forms stronger bonds has a negative ΔH.

Your child counted only one of the new bonds. Count every bond formed, using the coefficients.

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What is the most common mistake with bond energy: breaking takes energy, forming releases it?

Your child added the number of bonds and the bond energy. Each bond takes that energy, so multiply.

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