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Calculate the bond length between two hydrogen atoms that are covalently bonded together. Given that the bond energy for the H-H bond is 436 kJ/mol and the force constant is 434 N/m.

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To calculate the bond length between two hydrogen atoms that are covalently bonded together, we can use the following equation:Bond length =  h^2 /  4 * ^2 *  * k  ^1/2where h is Planck's constant  6.626 x 10^-34 Js ,  is the reduced mass of the two hydrogen atoms, and k is the force constant.First, we need to calculate the reduced mass    of the two hydrogen atoms. The reduced mass can be calculated using the equation: =  m1 * m2  /  m1 + m2 where m1 and m2 are the masses of the two hydrogen atoms. Since both hydrogen atoms have the same mass  approximately 1.67 x 10^-27 kg , the equation becomes: =  m * m  /  m + m  = m / 2Now, we can plug in the values for Planck's constant  h  and the force constant  k  into the bond length equation:Bond length =  6.626 x 10^-34 Js ^2 /  4 * ^2 *  1.67 x 10^-27 kg / 2  * 434 N/m Bond length =  4.39 x 10^-68 J^2s^2  /  4 * ^2 *  8.35 x 10^-28 kg  * 434 N/m Bond length =  4.39 x 10^-68 J^2s^2  /  4 * ^2 * 3.61 x 10^-25 kg N/m Bond length =  4.39 x 10^-68 J^2s^2  /  1.42 x 10^-23 J^2s^2 Bond length  3.1 x 10^-10 mSo, the bond length between two hydrogen atoms that are covalently bonded together is approximately 3.1 x 10^-10 meters or 31 picometers.
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