The correct order in which the $\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{O}$ bond length increases in the following is:
- $\mathrm{O}_2 < \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2 < \mathrm{O}_3$
- $\mathrm{O}_3 < \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2 < \mathrm{O}_2$
- $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2 < \mathrm{O}_2 < \mathrm{O}_2$
- $\mathrm{O}_2 < \mathrm{O}_3 < \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2$
Solution
The bond length of $\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{O}$ in $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2$ is 147.5pm, in $\mathrm{O}_3$ is $128 \mathrm{pm}$ and in $\mathrm{O}_2$ it is $121 \mathrm{pm}$.Asked in: NEET 2005
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