Discuss why the length of an OH bond obtained from X-ray diffraction experiments averages 85 pm whereas

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Discuss why the length of an O–H bond obtained from X-ray diffraction experiments averages 85 pm whereas that obtained in neutron diffraction experiments averages 96 pm. Would you expect to see similar effects with C–H bond lengths measured by these techniques?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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