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981099
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Registered: 04-2003
Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 09:01 pm:   
why Cl-Cl bond is stronger than F-F bond ?
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Chio U Kim
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Registered: 04-2003
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 07:45 pm:   
Since the bond length of F-F bond is very small, the repulsive forces between lone pairs on adjacent fluorine atoms become very significant, making the bond weaker than a Cl-Cl bond.

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