(a) Compare the bond enthalpies (Table) of the carbon–

Chapter 5, Problem 113IE

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(a) Compare the bond enthalpies (Table 8.4) of the carbon-carbon single, double, and triple bonds to deduce an average 𝜋-bond contribution to the enthalpy. What fraction of a single bond does this quantity represent?

(b) Make a similar comparison of nitrogen–nitrogen bonds. What do you observe?

(c) Write Lewis structures of N2H4, N2H2, and N2, and determine the hybridization around nitrogen in each case.

(d)   Propose a reason for the large difference in your observations of parts (a) and (b).

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