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Is it easier to break a single or double bond?

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Bond dissociation energy is inversely proportional to Bond length.

The longer the bond is, lesser the energy it requires to break the bond.
Therefore, it is easier to break single bond.

Single bond>double bond>triple bond -------(Bond length)
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