Given the Following Bond Lengths in Pm

question 3

Multiple Choice

Given the following bond lengths in pm:
N-N,145;N =N,123;Br-Br,228
What is the best estimate of the N-Br bond length in NBr₃ in pm?

• A)373 pm
• B)125 pm
• C)351 pm
• D)216 pm
• E)561 pm

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