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Estimate enthalpy change for combustion of 1 mole of acetylene C2H2 to form CO2 and H2O vapor.?

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Estimate the enthalpy change for the combustion of one mole of acetylene, C2H2, to form carbon dioxide and water vapor. Given the following bond dissociation energies:

D(C-H) = 456kj/mol

D(C=-C) = 962 kJ/mol (triple bond, sorry...)

D(O=O) = 499 kJ/mol

D(C=O) =802 kJ/mol

D(O-H) = 462 kJ/mol

Answer choices are all in kj/mol units:

-1759

+653

+1010

-1010

-155

I calculated all of the energies, plus and minus, including the O2 change and came up with -155. Then I remembered that ground state oxygen isn't added into the equation, so now I don't have an answer. Help please?

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  1. C2H2 + (5/2)O2 → 2CO2 + H2O

    962 + (2)(456) + (5/2)499 = (2)(2)(802) + (2)(462) + E

    E = - 1,010.5 kJ/mol ≈ - 1,010 kJ/mol

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