Q. The correct arrangement of the species in the decreasing order of the bond length between carbon and oxygen in them is

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Solution:

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partial double bond where electron is distributed along two bond.

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partial double bond where two electrons are distributed along three bond. Since, single bond, double bond and triple bonds have longest, intermediate and shortest bond lengths respectively, therefore order of bond lengths between and is