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Title: why do bond lengths deviate?
Post by: thehenofdoom on August 29, 2004, 06:59:34 AM

 why do bond lengths deviate from the ideal, eg. a C-C bond length is 1.568A compared to the ideal 1.53A

Title: Re:why do bond lengths deviate?
Post by: budullewraagh on August 29, 2004, 08:57:01 AM

it all depends on the nuclear charge of the atoms involved, the electronegativities, and other similar forces

Title: Re:why do bond lengths deviate?
Post by: AWK on August 30, 2004, 02:37:41 AM

It depends on electronic and steric effects.