Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most commercially important polymers. PVC is made by addition polymerization of vinyl chloride ( C2H3Cl ). Vinyl chloride is synthesized from ethylene ( C2H4 ) in a two-step process involving the following equilibria:
Equilibrium 1: C2H4(g)+Cl2(g)⇌C2H4Cl2(g)
Equilibrium 2: C2H4Cl2(g)⇌C2H3Cl(g)+HCl(g)
Use bond energies to estimate the enthalpy change, ΔrH for Equilibrium 1.

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most commercially important polymers. PVC is made by addition polymerization of vinyl chloride ( C2H3Cl ). Vinyl chloride is synthesized from ethylene ( C2H4 ) in a two-step process involving the following equilibria:
Equilibrium 1: C2H4(g)+Cl2(g)⇌C2H4Cl2(g)
Equilibrium 2: C2H4Cl2(g)⇌C2H3Cl(g)+HCl(g)

Part B
Use bond energies to estimate the enthalpy change, ΔrH for Equilibrium 1.
Part C
Use bond energies to estimate the enthalpy change, ΔrH , for Equilibrium 2.