Question
C-N bonds, once formed, are ____ than C-O bonds.
Answer
C-N bonds, once formed, are stronger, less polar and less reactive than C-O bonds.
Note: Carbon and nitrogen are adjacent on the periodic table so their electronegativities are closer in value than those of carbon and oxygen. Nitrogen will share its electrons more readily with carbon in a bond than oxygen does.
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