Chapter 8, Problem 8.2QE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The bond length of $\text{Cl}-\text{F}$ bond in $\text{ClF}$ with the help of $\text{F}-\text{F}$ bond length and $\text{Cl}-\text{Cl}$ bond length has to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Atomic radius is defined as half of the distance between the adjacent atoms in the molecule. Since the electron cloud has no fixed boundary so the radius of the atom is measured with high difficulty.

The average value of distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms in a molecule is called bond length. It is also known as bond distance.