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Title: Compounds of Nitrogen-to-nitrogen distance
Post by: ipood on July 18, 2010, 09:33:08 PM

Hi,

In which of the following compounds is the nitrogen-to-nitrogen distance smallest?

a) N2^2-
b) N3^-
c) N2H4
d) N2H2
e) N2

Thanks!

Title: Re: Compounds of Nitrogen-to-nitrogen distance
Post by: Schrödinger on July 19, 2010, 01:11:34 AM

Since you haven't attempted to solve the question here's a hint which you might want to decipher before trying to understand : Hfr zbyrphyne beovgny gurbel gb pnyphyngr obaq beqre

Title: Re: Compounds of Nitrogen-to-nitrogen distance
Post by: AWK on July 19, 2010, 04:34:53 AM

Sort species into groups containing single, double and triple bonds. Which one from this group show the closest distance between nitrogen atoms?

Title: Re: Compounds of Nitrogen-to-nitrogen distance
Post by: ipood on July 19, 2010, 04:13:58 PM

Thanks Awk! I got the answer ;D
(Btw, it's e right? N2?)

Title: Re: Compounds of Nitrogen-to-nitrogen distance
Post by: Schrödinger on July 20, 2010, 01:12:25 AM

Yes. You're right