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How would you account for the following: The N-O bondin NO_2^(-) is shorter than the N-O bond in NO_3^(-). |
| Answer» SOLUTION :One of the bonds in `NO_2^(-)` is N=O, while the bonds in `NO_3^(-)` are N-O bonds. A DOUBLE bond is always SHORTER than the SINGLE bond. | |