It takes 348. kJ/mol to break a carbon-carbon single bond. Calculate the maximum wavelength of light for which a carbon-carbon single bond could be broken by absorbing a single photon. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

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It takes 348. kJ/mol to break a carbon-carbon single bond. Calculate the maximum wavelength of light for which a carbon-carbon single bond could be broken
by absorbing a single photon.
Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.
nm
Transcribed Image Text:It takes 348. kJ/mol to break a carbon-carbon single bond. Calculate the maximum wavelength of light for which a carbon-carbon single bond could be broken by absorbing a single photon. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits. nm
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