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Bonding bench. Carbon-carbon bonds at 8.8 . Energy to break 3062.4 kJ/mol, Measured energy 1392 kJ/mol. Currently energy to break is over by 1670.4 kJ/mol.TUNINGABSHARED PAIRS: 48.83062.4 kJ/mol
t = 0.0s

Energy to break

3062.4kJ/mol

Measured energy

1392kJ/mol

8.8

Bonding bench. Carbon-carbon bonds at 8.8 . Energy to break 3062.4 kJ/mol, Measured energy 1392 kJ/mol. Currently energy to break is over by 1670.4 kJ/mol.

What has to balanceEtotal=nEbondE_{total} = n E_{bond}

What is happening

You are called to a fuel analysis rig measuring what a hydrocarbon releases.

The bond count in the model cannot be right. Breaking the sample apart takes 1392 kJ/mol, and each carbon-carbon bond costs 348 kJ/mol.