Discuss the trends in (a) The OO bond lengths in O 2 (121 pm), O 2 (112 pm), H 2 O 2 (147 5 pm), O 2 2 (149 pm) and O 2 F 2 (122 pm), and (b) The SS bond distances in S 6 (206 pm), S 2 (189 pm), S 4 2 (198 pm), H 2 S 2 (206 pm), S 2 F 2 (189 pm), S 2 F 10 (221 pm) and S 2 Cl 2 (193 pm) Data r cov (...

a Trends in OO bond lengths The OO bond lengths in the given compounds show some interesting trends 1 O2 dioxygen 121 pm 2 O2 dioxygen cation 112 pm 3 H2O2 hydrogen peroxide 1475 pm 4 O22 dioxygen dia ...

Discuss the trends in (a) The OO bond lengths in O 2 (121 pm), [O 2 ]

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Discuss the trends in

(a) The O—O bond lengths in O₂ (121 pm), [O₂]⁺ (112 pm), H₂O₂ (147.5 pm), [O₂]²⁻ (149 pm) and O₂F₂ (122 pm), and

(b) The S—S bond distances in S₆ (206 pm), S₂ (189 pm), [S₄]²⁺ (198 pm), H₂S₂ (206 pm), S₂F₂ (189 pm), S₂F₁₀ (221 pm) and S₂Cl₂ (193 pm). [Data: r_cov (S) = 103 pm.]