Example 1 · difficulty 2/5
Using their Lewis structures, which comparison between the bonds in N₂ and O₂ is correct?
- A. The N-N bond in N₂ is longer and weaker because it is a triple bond
- B. The N-N bond in N₂ is shorter and stronger than the O-O bond in O₂
- C. Both molecules have the same bond order and hence identical bond lengths
- D. The O-O bond in O₂ is a triple bond and is stronger than the bond in N₂