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chem question: if anyone can answer this and explain it that'd be great..?

Arrange the following bonds in order of increasing length (shortest first): (A) N---N, (B) Cl---N, (C) N-triple-bond-N, (D) C-triple-bond-N, and (E) H---N.

thanx for any answers guys..

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  • 1 decade ago
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    polarity and bond order (single bond, double bond, triple bond)

    in dictating bond strength-- we think of how much energy it takes to break the BOND... if it TAKES alot of energy, then the bond is strong....if it only takes a little, then the bond is weak

    single bond are weaker than 2nd, and 2nd is weaker than third

    polar bond are STRONGER than Non-Polar Bond (polar bond are dictated by Geometry & ELECTRO NEGATIVITY)

    A (bc nonpolar and single)

    E (polar and single)

    B (stronger polar and single)

    C (nonpolar and TRIPLE)

    D (Polar and TRIPLE)

    Source(s): opps.. i thought he was talking about Strength =) but its okay... length and strength correlates similarly (shorter are stronger)
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    5 years ago

    on a larger scale think of of a bucket crammed with dry sand now think of including water to that bucket lots of water could be further without overflowing the bucket there is a lot of empty area between the grains of sand for the water to occupy in case you're taking a mass/volume of water and calculate the quantity occupied by the water molecules on my own, you will discover lots of 'empty' in it so while alcohol is further to the water the alcohol, a minimum of partly, occupies a number of that 'empty' area. I even have in no way heard of a user-friendly previous actual blend the place the quantity is larger than the sum perhaps this might take place yet i'm blind to it in spite of the undeniable fact that if the mixed components react, then the recent bonds can fairly land up conserving the components farther aside than while separate

  • 1 decade ago

    Triple bond are the shorter follow with the type of atoms.

    n -triple n 1.15 A

    c triple n 1.20

    N N 1.54

    NC 1.67

    Nh 1.9

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