Question

Bond length is the distance between the centers of two bonded atoms. On the potential energy curve, the bond length is the internuclear distance between the two atoms when the potential energy of the system reaches its lowest value. Consider that the atomic radius (sometimes called the covalent or bonding atomic radius) of an element is defined as one-half the distance between the bonded atoms in a homonuclear diatomic molecule. Actual bond lengths in molecules are determined experimentally by such methods as X-ray diffraction and microwave spectroscopy. However, these atomic radii values can be used to give an estimate of the upper limit of bond length in other (heteronuclear) molecules. Given that the atomic radii of H and Br are 37.0 pm and 115 pm , respectively, predict the upper limit of the bond length of the HBr molecule.

Answer 1

152 pm

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question, we can estimate the bond length from the given values of the atomic radii. This now is the upper limit of the bond length for the molecule.

Since we have that;

Atomic radius of H= 37.0 pm

Atomic radius of Br = 115.0 pm

Bond length = Atomic radius of H + Atomic radius of Br

Bond length = 37.0 pm + 115.0 pm

Bond length = 152 pm