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Calculate the bond length between a fluorine atom (F) and a carbon atom (C) in a molecule of CF4, given that the bond energy is 544 kJ/mol and the force constant is 455 N/m.

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To calculate the bond length between the fluorine and carbon atoms in a CF4 molecule, we can use the formula for the potential energy of a diatomic molecule, which is given by:V r  =  1/2  * k *  r - r0 ^2where V r  is the potential energy, k is the force constant, r is the bond length, and r0 is the equilibrium bond length.We can find the potential energy by converting the bond energy from kJ/mol to J/molecule:Bond energy = 544 kJ/mol *  1000 J/1 kJ  *  1 mol/6.022 x 10^23 molecules  = 9.03 x 10^-19 J/moleculeNow, we can set the potential energy equal to the formula for the potential energy of a diatomic molecule:9.03 x 10^-19 J =  1/2  * 455 N/m *  r - r0 ^2To solve for r0, we can first divide both sides by  1/2  * 455 N/m: 9.03 x 10^-19 J  / [ 1/2  * 455 N/m] =  r - r0 ^21.98 x 10^-20 m^2 =  r - r0 ^2Now, take the square root of both sides:sqrt 1.98 x 10^-20 m^2  = r - r01.41 x 10^-10 m = r - r0Since r and r0 are very close in value, we can approximate the bond length as:Bond length  1.41 x 10^-10 mSo, the bond length between the fluorine and carbon atoms in a CF4 molecule is approximately 1.41 x 10^-10 meters or 141 pm  picometers .
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