Chapter 10, Problem 10.72P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The Lewis structure of the species is to be drawn. Also, the order of the increasing carbon-oxygen bond length and increasing carbon-oxygen bond strength is to be ranked

Concept introduction:

The Lewis structures are the diagrams that are used to show the bonding between various atoms in a covalent molecule and the number of lone pairs present in that molecule. These are also known as Lewis dot diagrams, electron dot diagrams, Lewis dot structures or Lewis dot formula. These are used to predict the geometry, polarity, and reactivity of covalent compounds.

The bond length or bond distance is the average distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms in a molecule. When two similar atoms are bonded together, half of the bond length is known as the covalent radius. The bond length depends on the number of bonded of two atoms. The unit of bond length is picometer.

In single, double and triple bonds, the order of bond length is as follows:

  $\text{Triple bond }<\text{Double bond }<\text{Single bond}$

The strength with which the two atoms are held together in chemical bonds is called the bond strength. It is measured in terms of energy that is required to break the bonds.