O - O bond length in H _ 2 O _ 2 is X _ ¯ than the O - O bond length in F _ 2 O _ 2 . The O - H bond length in H _ 2 O _ 2 is Y _ ¯ than that of the O - F bond in F _ 2 O _ 2 . Choose the correct option for X _ ¯ and Y

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Correct answer: D. X -longer, Y - shorter

According to bent rule more electronegative atom occupy less s-character so bond length increases.

O - H

bond will be short than

O - F

bond due to small size of

H

than

F

. Correspondingly,

O - O

bond in hydrogen peroxide will be shorter than that of

{O}_{2}{F}_{2}

. Corresponding structures are:
O - O bond length in H _ 2 O _ 2 is X _ ¯ than the O - O bond length in F _ 2 O _ 2 . The O - H bond length in H _ 2 O

O - O bond length in H _ 2 O _ 2 is X _ ¯ than the O - O bond...

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