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THE expression ‘bond-energy' continues to be used in at least two senses : (a) for the mean contribution from each bond of a given type to the total heat, —ΔH, of formation of the molecule from its constituent atoms ; (b) for the energy, ΔH, required to disrupt the molecule at a particular bond into two fragments.
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SKINNER, H., SPRINGALL, H. Definitions of Bond-Energy in Physical Chemistry. Nature 162, 343–344 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162343a0
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