Question

Which of the two compounds, H_2NNH_2 and HNNH, has the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond, and which has the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

a. H_2NNH_2 has the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and HNNH has the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

b. H_2NNH_2 has both the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

c. HNNH has the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and H_2NNH_2 has the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

d. HNNH has both the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

Answer 1

d. HNNH has both the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Lewis structure of HNNH comprises of a double bound between the two nitrogen atoms, therefore each nitrogen still carrying a lone pair of electron and a single bond between each nitrogen to it respective hydrogen.

Also for H_2NNH_2; there exists a single nitrogen to nitrogen bond because hydrogen is sharing two bonds already with the nitrogen; the nitrogen also possess a lone pair of electron and the last bond is a single bond between the nitrogen to nitrogen atom ( therefore obeying the octet rule).

The bond strength and bond angle is stronger and shorter in double bonds than single bonds, thus HNNH has both the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

Answer 2

d. HNNH has both the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Lewis structure of HNNH comprises of a double bound between the two nitrogen atoms, therefore each nitrogen still carrying a lone pair of electron and a single bond between each nitrogen to it respective hydrogen.

Also for H_2NNH_2; there exists a single nitrogen to nitrogen bond because hydrogen is sharing two bonds already with the nitrogen; the nitrogen also possess a lone pair of electron and the last bond is a single bond between the nitrogen to nitrogen atom ( therefore obeying the octet rule).

The bond strength and bond angle is stronger and shorter in double bonds than single bonds, thus HNNH has both the strongest nitrogen-nitrogen bond and the shorter nitrogen-nitrogen bond.