Comparative strength of sigma bonds
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Comparative strength of sigma bonds
How can you determine the comparative strength of single bonds? For example, how would you determine if a single bond between a carbon and nitrogen is stronger than a single bond between a carbon and oxygen? Does it have something to do with the difference in electronegativity?
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Re: Comparative strength of sigma bonds
The easiest way to determine this is by the length of the bond. Longer bond = weaker bond. In your example, carbon-oxygen bond would be weaker because it is slightly longer than a C-N bond. There are of course other factors but this is the one that professor keeps mentioning the most, so I would assume it has the most impact.
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Re: Comparative strength of sigma bonds
Is it possible to determine the comparative length of bonds? Did you have to look up the bond lengths for C-N and C-O, or is there some way you can tell which is shorter using trends in the periodic table?
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