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Some arguments are presented which would indicate that the heat of dissociation of C2N2 into two CN radicals (D(C2N2 into 2CN)) is 5.52 ev and the heat of dissociation of CN radicals into atoms (D(CN)) is 6.52 ev.
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Geo. Glockler (1948) studied this question.
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