Q.

The heat of neutralisation of HCN with  NaOH is –12.1 kJ/mole, the energy of dissociation of HCN is

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a

45.2 kJ

b

–43.8 kJ

c

–68 kJ

d

68 kJ

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Since some heat is used up to dissociate weak acid, HCN
Let the enthalpy of ionization or dissociation of weak acid = x 
As we know that 
ΔH= neutralisation of strong acid and strong base  = – 57.3 kJ / eq.
– 57.3 = –12.1 –x 
∴=45.2kJ/eq.

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