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What is covalent radii?? |
| Answer» \tThe covalent radius of an atom is stated as the radius of an atom which is under the covalent bond with another atom(s) of a similar element.\tThe covalent radius of an atom can be determined by measuring bond lengths between pairs of covalently-bonded atoms: if the two atoms are of the same kind, then the covalent radius is simply one half of the bond length.\tWhilst this is straightforward for some molecules such as Cl2 and O2, in other cases, one has to infer the covalent radius by measuring bond distances to atoms whose radii are already known (e.g., a C–X bond, in which the radius of C is known). | |