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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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The carbon-carbon bond lengths in rank of increasing bond length is :
Options
A triple, double, single
Correct Answer
B single, double, triple
C single, triple, double
D triple, single, double
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Bond length decreases with increasing bond order. A triple bond is the shortest, followed by a double bond, and a single bond is the longest. Therefore, the increasing order is triple < double < single.

Hint

How does bond order affect bond length?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 935 of 1999
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