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It takes to break a carbon-hydrogen single bond. Calculate the maximum wavelength of light for which a carbon-hydrogen single bond could be broken by

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The question is incomplete, the complete question is;

It takes 412. KJ/mol to break a carbon-hydrogen single bond. Calculate the maximum wavelength of light for which a carbon-hydrogen single bond could be broken by absorbing a single photon. Round your answer to significant digits.

Answer:

289 nm

Step-by-step explanation:

The energy of the photon = 412 × 10^3/6.02 × 10^23 = 6.84 × 10^-19 J

From;

E = hc/λ

h= Plank's constant

c= speed of light

λ = wavelength

λ = hc/E

λ = 6.6 × 10^-34 × 3 × 10^8/6.84 × 10^-19

λ = 2.89 × 10^-7 m

λ = 289 nm

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