Selected Bond Energies

For a review of chemical reaction energetics, see Chapter 9 of Concepts of Chemistry
Pauling Equation: BEA-B = (BEA-ABEB-B)1/2 + 96.5(cA - cB)2 This estimates the A-B bond energy in kiloJoules (kJ)/mole

KEY: Numbers in each box of the large table below correspond to strengths of specific bond types indicated here:
Word Description of Table EntrySymbolic Description of Table Entry
Element, ElectronegativityA, c
Self single bond, kJ/moleA-A
Self double and triple bonds, kJ/moleA=A,A(3)A ((3) means triple bond)
Bond to hydrogen, kJ/moleA-H
Bond to oxygen, kJ/moleA-O,A=O
Bond to fluorine, kJ/moleA-F

BHB bridge 450
N=O 626

H, 2.20
432
---
432
459
565
He




Li,0.98
105
----
243
----
573
Be,1.57
208
----
----
----,444
632
B,2.04
293
----
389
536,636
613
C,2.55
346
602,835
411
358,799
485
N,3.04
167
418,942
386
201,607
283
O,3.44
142
494
459
142,494
190
F,3.98
155
----
565
----
155
Ne




Na,0.93
72
----
197
----
477
Mg,1.31
129
----
----
----,377
513
Al,1.61
----
----
272
----
583
Si,1.90
222
318
318
452,640
565
P,2.19
220
----,481
322
335,544
490
S,2.58
240
425
363
----,523
284
Cl,3.16
240
----
428
218
249
Ar




K,0.82
49
----
180
----
490
Ca,1.00
105
----
----
----,460
550
Sc,1.36 Ti,1.54 V,1.63 Cr,1.66 Mn,1.55 Fe,1.83 Co,1.88 Ni,1.91 Cu,1.90 Zn,1.65 Ga,1.81
113
----
----
----
469
Ge,2.01
188
272
----
----
470
As,2.18
146
----,380
247
301,389
440
Se,2.55
172
272
276
----
351
Br,2.96
190
----
362
201
250
Kr,3.00




50
Rb,0.82
45
----
163
----
490
Sr,0.95
84
----
----
----,347
553
Y,1.22 Zr,1.33 Nb,1.60 Mo,2.16 Tc,1.90 Ru,2.20 Rh,2.28 Pd,2.20 Ag,1.93 Cd,1.69 In,1.78
100
----
----
----
523
Sn,1.80
146
----
----
----
450
Sb,2.05
121
----,295
----
----
420
Te,2.10
126
218
238
----
393
I,2.66
149
----
295
201
278
Xe,2.60



84
131
Cs,0.79
44
----
176
----
502
Ba,0.89
44
----
----
467,561
578
Lu,1.27 Hf,1.30 Ta,1.50 W,2.36 Re,1.90 Os,2.20 Ir,2.20 Pt,2.28 Au,2.54 Hg,2.00 Tl,2.04
----
----
----
----
439
Pb,2.33
----
----
----
----
360
Bi,2.02
----
----,192
----
----
350
Po,2.00




At,2.20




116
Rn