Chemistry Calculation of bond energy of oxygen gas at 0K

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The bond energy of oxygen gas at 0K can be calculated by first determining the enthalpy change for the reaction O2(g) → 2O(g) at 298.15K and then cooling the product to 0K, resulting in ΔH_r = 493.48 kJ/mol. This value is equivalent to ΔU for the reaction. To find the bond energy per molecule, the enthalpy change must be converted from per mole to per molecule, which involves dividing by Avogadro's number (6.02 x 10^23). The initial conversion to eV yielded 3.08 x 10^24 eV, but the correct bond energy per molecule is 5.115 eV. The key point is recognizing the need to adjust for units when calculating bond energy.
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Homework Statement
For a diatomic molecule the bond energy is equal to the change in internal energy for the reaction

$$\mathrm{X_2(g)=2X(g)}$$

at 0K.

Of course, the change in internal energy and the change in enthalpy are the same at 0K.

Calculate the enthalpy of dissociation of ##\mathrm{O_2(g)}## at 0K.

The enthalpy of formation of ##\mathrm{O(g)}## at 298.15K is ##249.173\mathrm{kJ\ mol^{-1}}##.

In the range ##0-298.15\text{K}##, the average value of the heat capacity of ##\mathrm{O_2(g)}## is ##\mathrm{29.1 J\ K^{-1}mol^{-1}}## and the average heat capacity of ##\mathrm{O(g)}## is ##22.7\mathrm{J\ K^{-1}mol^{-1}}##.
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What is the value of the bond energy in electron volts?
We can compute the enthalpy of reaction of ##\mathrm{O_2(g)\rightarrow 2O(g)}## at 0K by heating reactant to 298.15K, doing the reaction and obtaining the product at this temperature, and then cooling the product down to 0K.

The result is

$$\Delta H_r=\mathrm{493.48kJ\ mol^{-1}}$$

According to the problem statement, this equals ##\Delta U## for the reaction.

How do we calculate the bond energy? The problem statement says that the bond energy equals the change in ##U## (equivalently the change in ##H##).

When I convert ##\Delta H## to ##\text{eV}## I get ##3.08\times 10^{24}\text{eV}##.

The back of the book says the answer is ##5.115\text{eV}##.

What am I missing here?
 
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6.02⋅1023

(or, to be more precise: UNITS)
 
Oh, right, I computed the change in enthalpy per mol which is bond energy per mol but I want per molecule.
 
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