Question

Which pair of molecules does not have identical structure?

Answer 1

Plotting these data we would expect the bond enthalpy of F2FX2 to be the strongest of them all, something around 300 kJ/mol300 kJ/mol, but in fact it much weaker than for chlorine. Indeed it is so weak, it as almost as weak as for iodine.

The reason for this is that fluorine is so small that it breaks the trend. The atomic radius is so small that the electrostatic repulsion between the nuclei is significant, and the non-bonding electrons surrounding each atom also repel each other due to the small amount of space available. These forces counteract the strong attraction between the nuclei and the bonding pair of electrons and weakens the bond compared to what might be expected.







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