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Question : 7 of 36
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Discuss the consequences of high enthalpy of H — H bond in terms of chemical reactivity of dihydrogen.
Solution:  
Dihydrogen is quite stable and dissociates into hydrogen atoms only when heated at about 2000 K.
H2(g)\mathrm{H}_{2(g)} 2000K\xrightarrow{2000\,\mathrm{K}} H(g)+H(g)\mathrm{H}_{(g)}+\mathrm{H}_{(g)}
Above 2000 K, the dissociation of hydrogen into atoms is only 0.081% which increases to 95.5% at 5000 K. Its bond dissociation energy is very high.
H2\mathrm{H}_2 → H + H ; ΔH = 435.9 kJmol1\mathrm{kJ\,mol^{-1}}
Due to its high bond dissociation energy it is not very reactive.
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