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What is the bond dissociation energy of methane (CH4) at standard conditions (25°C and 1 atm)? Given that the enthalpy change of the reaction CH4(g) → C(g) + 4H(g) is 1665 kJ/mol.

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The bond dissociation energy of methane  CH4  is the energy required to break all the C-H bonds in one mole of methane molecules. In the given reaction, one mole of methane  CH4  dissociates into one mole of carbon  C  and four moles of hydrogen  H  atoms. The enthalpy change of the reaction  H  is given as 1665 kJ/mol. This value represents the total energy required to break all the C-H bonds in one mole of methane molecules.Since there are four C-H bonds in one methane molecule, we can calculate the bond dissociation energy of a single C-H bond by dividing the enthalpy change by the number of bonds:Bond dissociation energy of C-H bond =  H  /  number of C-H bonds = 1665 kJ/mol / 4= 416.25 kJ/molTherefore, the bond dissociation energy of a single C-H bond in methane  CH4  at standard conditions  25C and 1 atm  is 416.25 kJ/mol.

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