Q.
Using bond energy data, calculate heat of formation of isoprene 5C(s)+4H2(g)→H2C=C∣H3C−CH=CH2
Given C−H,H−H,C−C,C=C and C(s)→C(g) respectively as 98.8kcal,104kcal,104kcal,147kcal,171kcal
Given ∴ΔH=(B.D.E)reactants −(B.D.E)products =4EH−H−(2EC=c+8EC−H+EC−C) ∴ΔH1=5x+ΔH(∵H is a state function) x=171kcal ∴ΔH1=5×171kcal+[4×104kcal−(2×147)−8×98.8kcal]−2×83kcal =855kcal+(416kcal−294kcal−790.4kcal−166kcal) =20.6kcal=21kcal