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What is the bond dissociation energy of the carbon-hydrogen bond in methane (CH4) when using experimental data from a combustion reaction that indicates the combustion of 1 mole of methane releases 890.4 kJ of heat?

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To calculate the bond dissociation energy of the carbon-hydrogen bond in methane  CH4 , we first need to consider the balanced combustion reaction of methane:CH4 + 2O2  CO2 + 2H2OFrom the given information, the combustion of 1 mole of methane releases 890.4 kJ of heat. In the reaction, there are 4 carbon-hydrogen  C-H  bonds in methane that are broken and new bonds are formed in the products.The heat released in the reaction is the difference between the energy of the bonds broken and the energy of the bonds formed. To find the bond dissociation energy of a single C-H bond, we need to divide the total energy released by the number of C-H bonds in methane.Bond dissociation energy of C-H bond =  Total energy released  /  Number of C-H bonds Bond dissociation energy of C-H bond = 890.4 kJ / 4Bond dissociation energy of C-H bond = 222.6 kJ/molSo, the bond dissociation energy of the carbon-hydrogen bond in methane  CH4  is approximately 222.6 kJ/mol.

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