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Offline Scigatt

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Triple bonds
« on: March 15, 2007, 12:00:59 AM »
Why is the C-C triple bond so unstable while the N-N triple bond is very stable?
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Re: Triple bonds
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2007, 01:03:38 AM »
Stable? Do you mean not reactive, not reactive with O2, not reactive in light, what do you mean?
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Re: Triple bonds
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2007, 01:37:02 AM »
By 'stable' I guess I mean that the C-C triple bond is much easier to break than the N-N triple bond.
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Re: Triple bonds
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2007, 12:53:44 PM »
probably due to the smaller nuclear charge in the carbon atoms, added to the smaller atomic radius in nitrogen making a longer bond length in the case of C-C triple...
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