Calculate the resonance energy of N2O from the following data:
△fHo of N2O=82 kJ mol−1,
N≡N, 946 kJ mol−1; N=N, 418 kJ mol−1;
O=O, 498 kJ mol−1; N=O,607 kJ mol−1
Resonance Energy:
The difference in the energy of the most stable resonating structure and the energy of the actual molecule.
Determination of resonance energy:
For compounds exhibiting resonance
Considerable difference between the calculated and the experimentally determined ΔHo. This occurs due to stabilization by resonance and is measured as Resonance Energy.