Calculate the change in enthalpy #( DeltaH)# for the chemical reaction modeled by this chemical equation: #H_2 + Cl_2 rarr 2HCl# Is energy entering or leaving the system? How do you know? What happens to the covalent bonds during this reaction?

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anor277
May 4, 2017

The enthalpy change is established by MEASUREMENT.......

Explanation:

And I don't know offhand how they measured the enthalpy change for the reaction,

#H_2(g)+Cl_2(g)rarr2HCl(g)+Delta#

but such a measurement could conceivably be done and no doubt has been done.

Bond enthalpies are, however, extensively tabulated, and these can be used to estimate the enthalpy change of a given reaction with a high degree of precision. See here for an example.

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