Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 8 Bonding and Molecular Structure - Study Questions - Page 337d: 62

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Since bond length is proportional to the atomic radius of the atoms involved and atomic radius decreases along a period, the bond lengths are: $C-F\lt C-O \lt C-N \lt C-C\lt C-B$
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