To break the bonds in the reactants, we need to break one \( \mathrm{H}-\mathrm{H} \) bond and one \( \mathrm{Cl}-\mathrm{Cl} \) bond. The bond energies are given as 436 kJ/mol for \( \mathrm{H}-\mathrm{H} \) and 243 kJ/mol for \( \mathrm{Cl}-\mathrm{Cl} \).
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