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Add the energies… this time, the “reactions” are

exothermic…

We are forming:

4 O-H bonds 4 x -464 kJ/mol -1856 kJ/mol

2 C=O bonds 2 x -728 kJ/mol -1456 kJ/mol

Total -3312 kJ/mol

Next, add the bond energies for the reactants and products:

2652 kJ/mol + -3312 kJ/mol = -660 kJ/mol

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