Hydrogen peroxide, H 2 O 2 , decomposes into water and oxygen, O 2 . (a) Write

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Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, decomposes into water and oxygen, O2.

(a) Write the equation of the process. 

(b) The total energies of all the bonds in H2O2 and in H2O are, respectively, 1065 and 920 kJ/mol and the bond energy in O2 is 494 kJ/mol. Is the process endothermic or exothermic?

(c) What is the net energy absorbed or released in the process per mole of H2O2 decompased?

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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