On Jul 2, 2007, at 7:30 AM, Jones Beene wrote:
The bond does have net extractable energy which can be replenished
easily by exposure to sunlight.
In fact - it would seem from the experiments, that by just breaking
this bond in humid air, as much as 4,000 cal/mol of energy is
released.
This bond energy release upon breaking the bond is something I don't
understand at all. There are similar statements in the Graneau's
work, which I don't understand.
My understanding is that a bonded state represents a lower energy
state then a non-bonded state. In other words, when two things
become chemically bonded they are attracted by an EM force, and thus
give off energy, either kinetic or radiant, at the time of bonding.
Breaking a bond requires energy.
I could understand the possibility of bonding unbonded molecules at
the point in the cycle where energy is needed and then breaking the
bond later in the cycle using solar energy. Bonding unbonded
molecules is essentially the source of combustion energy. This kind
of combustion followed by solar energy extraction is essentially how
the hydrogen photolysis system is supposed to work.
Having said that, I also understand this is not how the Graneau's
explosive energy from water is supposed to work. It works from a
cycle whereby solar energy creates water bonds which are released in
the Graneau's powerful water arc explosions.
It would be much appreciated if someone could clear this up, could
explain how breaking a water bond can provide energy by the breaking.
Regards,
Horace Heffner
