| In chemistry, bond energy is the measure of bond strength in a chemical bond. This energy is required to break a single bond for a mole of a specific substance. The bond energy can be directly related to the bond length (or called bond distance). Most bond energies are in the range between 100 and 1000 kJ/mol. The bond energy should not be confused with bond-dissociation energy. Table 1823a lists the range of bond energies for different bondings, and Table 1823b lists the strengths of some diatomic bonds. Strong bond are > 800 kJ/mo, while weak bonds are < 200 kJ/mol.
Table 1823a. Range of bond energies for different bondings.
| Bond |
Covalent bonding |
Ionic bonding |
Van der Waals bonding |
| Energy range (kJ/mol) |
100 – 475 |
450 – 1000 |
2 – 10 |
Table 1823b. Diatomic bond strength. (1 kJ/mol = 0.010364512 eV/bond, or convert with excel file)
Bond energy |
Bond |
Temperature (°C) |
Bond Length (Å) |
Substance examples |
| kJ/mol |
eV/bond |
| 86.6 |
|
Pb-Pb |
|
|
|
| 100 |
1.036 |
In–In |
|
|
|
| 108.78 |
|
Te–C |
|
|
|
| 125.6 |
1.302 |
Bi–Te |
|
|
|
| |
1.309 |
Sb-Sb |
|
|
Ge17Se68Sb15[1] |
| 138.1 |
|
Te–Te |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| 141.0 |
|
Ge–Sb |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| 142 |
1.472 |
O–O |
0 |
|
|
| 148.5 |
|
Ge–Te |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| 149 |
1.544 |
I–I |
0 |
|
I2 |
| 151.9±10.5 |
|
In-Sb |
|
|
|
| 155 |
1.606 |
F–F |
0 |
|
|
| 157.32 |
|
Ge–Ge |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| |
1.631 |
Ge-Ge |
|
|
Ge17Se71Sb12[1] |
| 163 |
1.690 |
N–N |
|
1.47 |
|
| |
1.724 |
Ge-Sb |
|
|
Ge17Se74Sb9[1] |
| 167 |
1.731 |
N–N |
0 |
|
|
| 170.4 |
1.766 |
Se–Bi |
|
|
|
| 175 |
1.814 |
Sb–Sb |
|
|
|
| 175 |
1.814 |
Br–I |
0 |
|
|
| |
1.906 |
Se-Sb |
|
|
Ge17Se77Sb6 [1] |
| 183.68 |
|
Sb-Se |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| 184 |
1.907 |
K–H |
|
|
|
| 184.096 |
|
Se–Se |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| 184 ± 16 |
|
Fe–CO |
–273 |
|
η5-Cyclopentadienyl dicarbonyl iron anion |
| 184.933 |
|
Te–Se |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| |
1.908 |
Se-Se |
|
|
Ge17Se80Sb3 [1] |
| 185 |
|
Ge–Ge |
|
|
|
| 188 ± 16 |
|
Fe–CO |
25 |
|
η5-Cyclopentadienyl dicarbonyl iron anion |
| 190 |
1.970 |
O–F |
0 |
|
|
| 190 |
1.969 |
Br–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 193 |
2.000 |
Br–Br |
|
|
Br2 |
| 195 |
2.021 |
Sb–Te |
|
|
|
| 195 |
|
Se–Te |
|
|
|
| 200 |
|
As–As |
|
|
|
| 200 |
|
Ge–Te |
|
|
|
| 201 |
2.083 |
N–O |
0 |
1.44 |
|
| 201 |
2.083 |
P–P |
0 |
|
|
| 201 |
2.083 |
O–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 201 |
2.083 |
O–I |
0 |
|
|
| 202 |
2.094
|
Na–H |
|
|
|
| 204 |
2.114 |
O–O |
|
1.48 |
|
| 204.6±8.8 |
|
H–Ti |
|
|
|
| 205 |
|
As–Te |
|
|
|
| 205.4344 |
|
Ge–Se |
|
|
(Ge2Sb2Te5)0.9Se0.1 [4] |
| |
2.144 |
Ge-Se |
|
|
Ge17Se83 [1] |
| 206.91 |
2.145 |
Ge–Se |
|
|
|
| 208 |
2.156 |
Cl–I |
0 |
|
|
| 213 |
2.208 |
C–I |
0 |
|
|
| 216 |
2.239
|
Cl–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 218 |
2.259 |
O–Cl |
0 |
|
|
| 218 |
2.259 |
S–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 218.0±17.0 |
|
In-Te |
|
|
|
| 220 |
|
Se–Te |
|
|
|
| 220 |
|
Si–Te |
|
|
|
| 222 |
2.301
|
Si–Si |
0 |
|
|
| 222±17 |
|
O–F |
|
|
|
| 225 |
|
Se–Se |
|
|
|
| 225 |
|
P–P |
|
|
|
| 226 |
2.342 |
S–S |
0 |
|
|
| 230 |
|
As–Se |
|
|
|
| 230 |
|
Sb–S |
|
|
|
| 230 |
|
Ge–Se |
|
|
|
| 238 |
2.467 |
Li–H |
|
|
|
| 240 |
2.487 |
Cl–Cl |
0 |
|
|
| 240 |
|
P–Se |
|
|
|
| 243 |
2.519 |
N–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 247 |
2.560 |
As–H |
|
|
AsH3 |
| 249 |
2.581 |
F–Cl |
0 |
|
|
| 249 |
2.581 |
F–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 251 |
|
Pb-Te |
|
|
|
| 255 |
2.643 |
S–Cl |
0 |
|
|
| 255 |
|
S–Se |
|
|
|
| 259.8 |
|
Te-Te |
|
|
|
| 260 |
|
As–S |
|
|
|
| 263.6 |
|
Ge-Ge |
|
|
|
| 265 |
|
Ge–S |
|
|
|
| 266 |
2.757 |
S–S |
|
|
|
| 269.0±20 |
|
O–Cu |
|
|
|
| 270 |
|
P–S |
|
|
|
| 271 |
2.809 |
S–Cl |
|
|
|
| 272 |
2.819 |
C–S |
0 |
|
|
| 274 |
2.840 |
Ga–H |
|
|
|
| 275 |
|
Sb–Sb |
|
|
|
| 277.4 |
|
Sb-Te |
|
|
|
| 277.8 |
2.879 |
H–Cu |
|
|
|
| 278 |
2.881 |
F–I |
0 |
|
|
| 280 |
|
S–S |
|
|
|
| 283 |
2.933 |
N–F |
0 |
|
|
| 284 |
2.944 |
S–F |
0 |
|
|
| 285 |
2.954 |
C–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 295 |
3.058 |
H–I |
0 |
|
|
| 295 |
3.058 |
Cl–Cl |
|
|
Cl2 |
| 297±96 |
|
N–Al |
|
|
|
| <299.2 |
|
H–Si |
|
|
|
| 299.2 |
|
Sb–Sb |
|
|
|
| 301 |
3.120 |
C–Si |
|
|
1.86 |
| 305 |
3.161 |
C–N |
0 |
1.47 |
|
| 313 |
3.244 |
N–Cl |
0 |
|
|
| 318 |
3.296 |
H–Si |
0 |
|
|
| 318 |
3.296 |
C–Si |
0 |
|
|
| 322 |
3.337 |
H–P |
0 |
|
PH3 |
| 327 |
3.389 |
C–Cl |
0 |
|
|
| 338.3 |
3.506 |
C–H |
|
|
|
| <340 |
|
H–N |
|
|
|
| 340 |
3.524 |
Si–Si |
|
|
|
| 343 |
3.555 |
N–F |
|
|
|
| 346 |
3.586 |
C–C |
0 |
1.54 |
|
| 358 |
3.710 |
C–O |
0 |
1.43 |
|
| 358 |
3.710 |
Na–OH |
|
|
|
| 359.8 |
|
Sn–Te |
|
|
Sn-doped Ge2Sb2Te5 [3] |
| 361 |
3.710 |
K–OH |
|
|
|
| 362 |
3.742 |
H–Br |
0 |
|
|
| 363 |
3.752 |
H–S |
0 |
|
|
| 363 |
3.762 |
H–I |
|
|
HI |
| 368 |
3.814 |
Si–O |
|
1.61 |
|
| 376 |
3.897 |
Cs–OH |
|
|
|
| 376 |
3.897 |
O–Te |
|
|
|
| 376 |
3.897 |
C–C |
|
|
CH3CH3 |
| 377 |
3.907 |
C–C |
|
|
Ethane |
| 379 |
3.928 |
Ba–OH |
|
|
|
| 386 |
4.0007 |
H–N |
0 |
|
|
| 391 |
4.0525 |
H–N |
|
|
NH3 |
| 397±29 |
|
C–Cl |
|
|
|
| 340 |
3.5239 |
B–H |
|
|
|
| 397 |
|
Ge-Te |
|
|
Ge2Sb2Te5 |
| 405 |
4.1976 |
Mg–OH |
|
|
|
| 411 |
4.2598 |
H–C |
0 |
|
|
| 413.4±13 |
|
F–Cu |
|
|
|
| 414.2 |
|
Ge–Te |
|
|
|
| 415 |
4.301 |
Sr–OH |
|
|
|
| 418 |
4.332 |
N=N |
|
1.24 |
|
| 418±14 |
|
C–Y |
|
|
|
| 421 |
4.363 |
C–H |
|
|
Ethane |
| 423±29 |
|
C–Ti |
|
|
|
| 427±23.8 |
|
C–V |
|
|
|
| 427.6 |
4.43186 |
H–O |
|
|
|
| 428 |
4.436 |
H–Cl |
0 |
|
HCl |
| 432 |
4.477 |
H–H |
0 |
|
H2 |
| 434.0 |
4.498 |
O–Sb |
|
|
|
| 439 |
4.55 |
C–H |
|
|
Methane |
| 442 |
4.581 |
Ca–OH |
|
|
|
| 444 |
4.601 |
In–F |
|
|
|
| 444±13 |
|
C–Ce |
|
|
|
| 447 |
4.6329 |
Li–OH |
|
|
|
| 450 |
4.664 |
N=N |
|
|
N2H2 |
| 451.5 |
4.6795 |
C–Si |
|
|
|
| 452 |
4.6847 |
Si–O |
0 |
|
|
| 459 |
4.757 |
H–O |
0 |
|
|
| 456 |
|
Ge-Te |
|
|
Ge2Sb2Te5 |
| 461.9±5.0 |
|
F–Mg |
|
|
|
| 462±20 |
|
C–La |
|
|
|
| 464 |
4.809 |
C–H |
|
|
Ethylene |
| 464.8 |
4.817 |
F–Mo |
|
|
|
| 469 |
4.8609 |
S=O |
|
|
SO3 |
| 470±15 |
|
N–Si |
|
|
|
| 472 |
4.892 |
Be–OH |
|
|
|
| 476.1±33.1 |
|
N–Ti |
|
|
|
477.4±17.2
|
|
N–V |
|
|
|
| 481±15.9 |
|
C–Mo |
|
|
|
| 481±63 |
|
N–Y |
|
|
|
| 485 |
5.0267 |
C–F |
0 |
|
|
| 492 |
5.099 |
H–O |
|
|
|
| 498 |
5.1615 |
O=O |
|
1.21 |
|
| 502 |
5.20298 |
Al–O |
|
|
|
| 513.4±8 |
|
C–P |
|
|
|
| 532 |
5.5139 |
S=O |
|
|
SO2 |
| 540±25 |
|
C–Hf |
|
|
|
| 552 |
5.721 |
C–F |
|
|
|
| 552.7±2.1 |
|
F–Si |
|
|
|
| 558 |
5.783 |
C–H |
|
1.06 |
Acetylene, HC≡CH |
| 561±25 |
|
C–Zr |
|
|
|
| 564.8±25.1 |
|
N–Zr |
|
|
|
| 565 |
5.8559 |
H–F |
0 |
1.56 |
HF |
| 569±13 |
|
C–Nb |
|
|
|
| 569±33 |
|
F–Ti |
|
|
|
| 571±3 |
|
O–Al |
|
|
|
| 573±13 |
|
F–Ta |
|
|
|
| 580.0±3.8 |
|
C–Rh |
|
|
|
| 581 |
6.0217 |
B–S |
|
|
|
| 590±63 |
|
F–V |
|
|
|
| >594 |
|
C–Os |
|
|
|
| 598±5.9 |
|
C–Pt |
|
|
|
| 605.0±20.9 |
|
F–Y |
|
|
|
| 607 |
6.291 |
N=O |
|
1.20 |
|
| 607±21 |
|
C–C |
|
|
|
| 611±84 |
|
N–Ta |
|
|
|
| 612 |
6.343 |
C=C |
|
1.33 |
|
| 615 |
6.374 |
C=N |
|
1.27 |
|
| 616.2±10.5 |
|
C–Ru |
|
|
|
| 617.1±20.9 |
|
N–P |
|
|
|
| 630.57±0.13 |
|
N–O |
|
1.15 |
Nitric Oxide |
| 650±15 |
|
F–Hf |
|
|
|
| 659.0 |
6.830 |
O–Ge |
|
|
|
663.6±6.3
|
|
F–Al |
|
|
|
| 682 |
7.0685 |
C=C |
|
|
C2H4 |
| 720 |
7.462 |
C=C |
|
|
CH2CH2 |
| 728 |
7.545 |
C=C |
|
|
Ethylene |
| 754.3±10 |
|
C–N |
|
|
|
| 782 |
8.105 |
C=O |
|
|
H2CO |
| 799 |
8.281 |
C=O |
|
1.23 |
CO2 |
| 799.1 |
8.282 |
O–Ta |
|
|
|
| 800 |
8.2916 |
Si–O |
|
|
|
| 820 |
8.4988 |
C≡C |
|
1.20 |
|
| 891 |
9.23478 |
C≡N |
|
1.15 |
|
| 941 |
9.753 |
N≡N |
|
1.10 |
|
| 946 |
9.8048 |
N≡N |
|
|
N2 |
| 965 |
10.0018 |
C≡C |
|
1.20 |
Acetylene, HC≡CH |
| 1072 |
11.111 |
C≡O |
|
1.13 |
|
Table 1823c. Mean bond energies of some materials.
| Mean bond energy |
Temperature (°C) |
Substance |
| kJ/mol |
eV/bond |
| |
1.915 |
|
Se79Te20Sb1[2] |
| |
1.919 |
|
Se78Te20Sb2[2] |
| |
1.930 |
|
Se76Te20Sb4[2] |
| |
1.943 |
|
Se74Te20Sb6[2] |
| |
1.974 |
|
Se70Te20Sb10[2] |
| |
2.257 |
|
Ge17Se83 [1] |
| |
2.297 |
|
Ge17Se80Sb3[1] |
| |
2.341 |
|
Ge17Se77Sb6[1] |
| |
2.388 |
|
Ge17Se74Sb9 [1] |
| |
2.438 |
|
Ge17Se71Sb12[1] |
| |
2.491 |
|
Ge17Se68Sb15[1] |
| 221.35 |
2.294 |
|
Se79Te20Sb1[2] |
| 221.70 |
2.2978 |
|
Se78Te20Sb2[2] |
| 222.40 |
2.305 |
|
Se76Te20Sb4[2] |
| 223.10 |
2.312 |
|
Se74Te20Sb6[2] |
| 224.50 |
2.327 |
|
Se70Te20Sb10[2] |
| 377 |
3.907 |
|
Bi2Te3 |
| 407 |
|
|
Sb2Te3 |
| 422 |
|
0 |
Bi2Se3 |
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|