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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Why is the bond length of N2O4 greater than bond length of N2H4?

Profile image of Shikhar srivastava
8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of viviv
8 Years ago
because of repulsion from lone pairs present in oxygen...................................................................................................................................................... 
 
 
Profile image of Janardana
6 Years ago
This is because in N2O4 due to presence of N=O , S cahracter of hybrid orbitals involved in N – N bond decreases hence it has larger N- N  bond length in N2O4 than N2H4