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Butadiene, C4H6, is a planar molecule that has the following carbon–carbon bond lengths:(a...

Butadiene, C4H6, is a planar molecule that has the following carbon–carbon bond lengths:

(a) Predict the bond angles around each of the carbon atoms and sketch the molecule., (b) Compare the bond lengths to the average bond lengths listed in Table. Can you explain any differences?

Table Average Bond Lengths for Some Single, Double, and Triple Bonds

Bond

Bond Length (Å)

Bond

Bond Length (Å)

C—C

1.54

N—N

1.47

C═C

1.34

N═N

1.24

C≡C

1.20

N≡N

1.10

C—N

1.43

N—O

1.36

C═N

1.38

N═O

1.22

C≡N

1.16

 

 

 

 

O—O

1.48

C—O

1.43

O═O

1.21

C═O

1.23

 

 

C≡O

1.13

 

 

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