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<p>The <b>bond dissociation energy</b>  (<b>BDE</b>, <b><i>D<sub>0</sub></i>', or <b><i>DH°</i></b>)  is one measure of the <a href="page.php?w=bond_strength">strength</a> of a <a href="page.php?w=chemical_bond">chemical bond</a> .  It can be defined as the standard <a href="page.php?w=enthalpy">enthalpy</a> change when  is cleaved by <a href="page.php?w=homolysis_%28chemistry%29">homolysis</a> to give fragments A and B, which are usually <a href="page.php?w=Radical_%28chemistry%29">radical species</a>. The enthalpy change is temperature-dependent,</b></p><p>
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