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Bond enegry of
(NN)=948kJMol1
(PP)=481kJMol1
(NN)=160kJMol1
(PP)=215kJMol1
Which molecules do not exist?

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A
P4
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N4
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N2
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D
P2
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Solution

The correct options are
A N4
D P2
From bond energy value it can be seen that for N, triple bond energy is very high relative to single bond energy so it exists as NN.
While for P, single bond energy is high relative to triple bond energy so it exists as P4. (structure II)

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