The heat of Atomisation of PH3 (g) and P2H4(g) are 954 KJ mol-1 and 1488 KJ mol-1 respectively. The P- P bond energy in KJ mol-1 is :
216
428
318
1272
3P-H bond=954KJ/mol
1P-H bond =318KJ/mol
4P-H bond+1-P-P bond =1488KJ/mol
1P-P bond= (1488-4*318)=216KJ/mol