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Calculate the bond length between a carbon and a hydrogen atom in methane (CH4), given that the bond energy is 104.2 kcal/mol and the force constant is 500 N/m.

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To calculate the bond length between a carbon and a hydrogen atom in methane, we can use the following equation:Bond length = sqrt  2 * Bond energy  /  Force constant * Avogadro's number  First, we need to convert the bond energy from kcal/mol to J/mol:104.2 kcal/mol * 4184 J/kcal = 435888 J/molNow, we can plug in the values into the equation:Bond length = sqrt  2 * 435888 J/mol  /  500 N/m * 6.022 x 10^23 mol^-1  Bond length = sqrt  871776 J/mol  /  3.011 x 10^23 N  Bond length = sqrt 2.896 x 10^-21 m^2 Bond length  1.70 x 10^-10 mSo, the bond length between a carbon and a hydrogen atom in methane is approximately 1.70 x 10^-10 meters or 1.70   angstroms .
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