Chemical BondingMedium
Question
The cyanide CN- and N2 are isoelectronic, but in contrast to CN-, N2 is chemically inert, because of :
Options
A.low bond energy
B.absence of bond polarity
C.unsymmetrical electron distribution
D.presence of more number of electrons in bonding orbitals
Solution
N2 is inert due to
(i) non-polar nature of bond
(ii) hight bond dissociation energy of N2 is
(i) non-polar nature of bond
(ii) hight bond dissociation energy of N2 is
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