2006-10-29 11:52:45 · 4 answers · asked by dorkified at heart 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Oxygen.
Bond strength increases as you move left to right and bottom to top on the periodic table of elements. If you look at Period 2 (the second line starting with lithium), oxygen is to the right of nitrogen. So it will have stronger bond strength.
BTW, nitrogen can also form triple bonds but is unstable in the prexence of oxygen. This is how come cyanide is poisonous. Cyanide is C and N with a triple bond in between them.
2006-10-29 12:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by anon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anon and michelle are both correct. The farther right on the table, the stronger the bonds, this is because the farther the right, the more valence electrons. Since oxygen has a greater bond, it would be harder to split an oxygen atom, than to split a nitrogen atom.
Take care.
2006-10-29 12:07:21 · answer #2 · answered by Pray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oxygen. it has six valence electrons, while nitrogen has only five.
oxygen is capable of forming double and even triple bonds!
2006-10-29 11:59:59 · answer #3 · answered by michelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nitrogen desires 946 kj/mole to interrupt N2 with a triple bond into 2 separate atoms and depart them each and each as a atom of gas. it relatively is with reference to the utmost BE Ive seen for undemanding diatomic molecules.
2016-10-20 23:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by dampier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋