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Calculate the bond enthalpy for the carbon-oxygen bond in carbon dioxide (CO2) using the following data:- Bond enthalpy of carbon-oxygen double bond = 799 kJ/mol- Bond enthalpy of carbon-oxygen single bond = 358 kJ/molShow all calculations and units.

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In carbon dioxide  CO2 , there are two carbon-oxygen double bonds. To calculate the bond enthalpy for the carbon-oxygen bond in CO2, we can use the given bond enthalpy values for the carbon-oxygen double bond and single bond.Since there are two carbon-oxygen double bonds in CO2, we can calculate the total bond enthalpy for CO2 as follows:Total bond enthalpy for CO2 = 2 *  Bond enthalpy of carbon-oxygen double bond Total bond enthalpy for CO2 = 2 *  799 kJ/mol Total bond enthalpy for CO2 = 1598 kJ/molNow, we can find the average bond enthalpy for a single carbon-oxygen bond in CO2 by dividing the total bond enthalpy by the number of carbon-oxygen bonds:Average bond enthalpy for a single carbon-oxygen bond in CO2 =  Total bond enthalpy for CO2  /  Number of carbon-oxygen bonds Average bond enthalpy for a single carbon-oxygen bond in CO2 =  1598 kJ/mol  / 2Average bond enthalpy for a single carbon-oxygen bond in CO2 = 799 kJ/molTherefore, the bond enthalpy for the carbon-oxygen bond in carbon dioxide  CO2  is 799 kJ/mol.

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