Arkansas
State University Department
of Chemistry and
Physics
CHEM2004 Worksheet 3
Allotrope Determination
from Bond Energies
For Te, calculate the energy that would be associated with a) the
allotrope with the oxygen structure and b) the allotrope with the crown S8
structure.
Use the Covalent Bond Energies in Table 6.5 of our text (page 194). Based on
your calculations, which allotrope is favored?
