Question

It takes 338. kJ/mom to break a carbon-chlorine single bond. Calculate the maximum wavelength of light for which a carbon-chlorine Single bond could be broken by absorbing a single photon. Round your answer to three significant digits.

Answer 1

Answer: The maximum wavelength of light for which a carbon-chlorine Single bond could be broken by absorbing a single photon is 354 nm

Explanation:

The relation between energy and wavelength of light is given by Planck's equation, which is:

$E=\frac{Nhc}{\lambda}$

where,

E = energy of the light  = $338kJ=338000J$    (1kJ=1000J)

N= avogadro's number

h = Planck's constant

c = speed of light

$\lambda$ = wavelength of light

$338\times 1000J=\frac{6.023\times 10^{23}\times 6.6\times 10^{-34}\times 3\times 10^{8}}{\lambda}$    

${\lambda}=0.354\times 10^{-6}m=354nm$     $(1nm=10^{-9}m$

Thus the maximum wavelength is 354 nm