Bond Energy and Enthalpy

25 MCQs covering bond energies, bond breaking and formation, enthalpy change calculations, and reaction energy changes.

MCQs

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  1. Question 1

    What is bond energy?

    • AEnergy released when a bond forms
    • BEnergy required to break one mole of a particular bond
    • CEnergy stored in the nucleus
    • DEnergy required to melt a substance
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    Answer: B

    Bond energy is the energy required to break one mole of a particular bond in the gaseous state.

  2. Question 2

    What happens to energy when a chemical bond is broken?

    • AEnergy is released
    • BEnergy is absorbed
    • CNo energy change occurs
    • DEnergy is converted into mass
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    Answer: B

    Breaking a chemical bond requires energy so energy is absorbed.

  3. Question 3

    What happens to energy when a chemical bond is formed?

    • AEnergy is absorbed
    • BEnergy is destroyed
    • CEnergy is released
    • DTemperature always decreases
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    Answer: C

    Bond formation releases energy.

  4. Question 4

    Which equation is used to calculate enthalpy change from bond energies?

    • AΔH = bonds formed + bonds broken
    • BΔH = bonds broken − bonds formed
    • CΔH = bonds broken × bonds formed
    • DΔH = bonds formed ÷ bonds broken
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    Answer: B

    Enthalpy change is calculated by subtracting the total energy of bonds formed from the total energy of bonds broken.

  5. Question 5

    If 500 kJ is absorbed to break bonds and 700 kJ is released when new bonds form what is ΔH?

    • A+1200 kJ
    • B+200 kJ
    • C−200 kJ
    • D−1200 kJ
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    Answer: C

    ΔH = 500 − 700 = −200 kJ.

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