A relationship between bond lengths and single bond covalent radii of atoms. Use this relationship together with appropriate data from Table 10.2 to estimate these single-bond lengths.

(a) I—Cl; 

(b) O—Cl; 

(c) C—F; 

(d) C—Br.

Table 10.2

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TABLE 10.2 Some Average Bond Lengths Bond Bond Length, pm Length, pm Bond H-H H-C 110 H-N 100 H-O 97 H-S 132 H-F 91.7 H-Cl 127.4 H-Br 141.4 H-I 160.9 74.14 Bond C-C C=C C=C C-N C=N 154 134 120 147 128 116 143 120 C=N C-O C=0 C-Cl 178 Bond N-N N=N N=N N-O N=O 0-0 0=0 F-F CI-CI Br-Br I-I Bond Length, pm 145 123 109.8 136 120 145 121 143 199 228 266