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Calculate the bond length between two carbon atoms in a molecule of ethane, given that the bond energy is 347 kJ/mol and the force constant is 667 N/m.

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To calculate the bond length between two carbon atoms in a molecule of ethane, we can use the formula for the potential energy of a diatomic molecule: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 also relate the bond energy to the potential energy:Bond energy = V r0 Given the bond energy  347 kJ/mol  and the force constant  667 N/m , we can solve for the equilibrium bond length  r0 .First, we need to convert the bond energy from kJ/mol to J/mol:347 kJ/mol *  1000 J/1 kJ  = 347000 J/molNow, we can set the bond energy equal to the potential energy:347000 J/mol =  1/2  * 667 N/m *  r0 ^2Next, we can solve for r0:r0^2 =  347000 J/mol  /  1/2 * 667 N/m r0^2 =  347000 J/mol  /  333.5 N/m r0^2 = 1040.48 m^2/molNow, take the square root of both sides to find r0:r0 = 1040.48 m^2/molr0  32.26 m/molSince the bond length is usually expressed in ngströms   , we can convert the bond length from meters to ngströms:r0  32.26 m/mol *  1 /0.1 nm  *  1 nm/1e-9 m r0  322.6 /molThus, the bond length between two carbon atoms in a molecule of ethane is approximately 322.6 /mol.
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