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The bond disssociation of O2 is 498kJ/mol (i.e., it requires 498 kJ to take one mole of O2 molecules and break the bonds to make two moles of O atoms). What wavelength photon, in nm, would posess the minimum energy to break one O2 molecule into two O atoms?
energy require to dissociate 1 mole of O2 = 498 KJ = 498000 J
1 mole contain 6.022 
 1023
molecule hence, to dissociate 6.022 
 1023
molecule require energy = 498000 J
then to break 1 molecule of O2 require energy = 1
 498000 / 6.022
 1023
= 8.269678 
 10-19
J
we know equation
E = hc /
where,
E = energy of photon required = 8.269678 
 10-19
J
h = Planck constant = 6.626
10-34J
s
c = velocity of light = 3.00
108
m/s
 = wavelength in
meter = ?
we can wright above equation
 = hc/E
Substitute value
 =
(6.626
10-34)
(3.00
108) /
(8.269678 
10-19)
 =
2.4037212
 10-7
m
1m = 1 
 109
nm
then 2.4037212
 10-7
m = 240.37 nm
240.37 nm wavelength of photon required to break one O2 molecule in two O atom