Bond Parameters
Many factors decide the covalent bonding between atoms. Some of the bond parameters are bond angle, bond order, enthalpy, bond length, etc. These parameters decide what kind of bond will form in atoms. Hence it is crucial to understand these parameters in detail and understand how changing these parameters affects the kind of bonding or various characteristics.
Bond Dissociation Energy
The tendency of an atom to attract an electron is known as its electronegativity.
Explain the following observations about two carbon-oxygen bonds in the methane (formate) anion, HCO2-. You may draw a Lewis electron-dot diagram (or diagrams) of methanoate ion as part of your explanations.
i. The two carbon-oxygen bonds in the methanoate(formate) anion, HCO2-, have the same length.
ii.the length of the carbon-oxygen bonds in the methanoate(formate) anion, HCO2-, is intermediate between the length of the carbon-oxygen bond in methanol and the length of the carbon-oxygen bond in methanal.
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