4B.E(C−H) bond=360kJmol−1.
B.E(C−H) bond=90kJmol−1.
In C2H6,B.E(C−C)+6×B.E(C−H)=620kJ,
B.E(C−C) bond=620−6×90=80kJmol−1,
B.E(C−C) bond=96.4880=0.83eVbond−1.
λ(PhotoninÅ) for rupture of
E=λhc
The wave length required to break C−C bond=0.8312408=14950Å,
=1495nm,
≈1.49×103nm.