Bond Lengths of Carbon With Other Elements
A table with experimental single bonds for carbon to other elements is given below. Bond lengths are given in picometers. By approximation the bond distance between two different atoms is the sum of the individual covalent radii (these are given in the chemical element articles for each element). As a general trend, bond distances decrease across the row in the periodic table and increase down a group. This trend is identical to that of the atomic radius.
| Bonded element | Bond length (pm) | Group |
|---|---|---|
| H | 106 - 112 | group 1 |
| Be | 193 | group 2 |
| Mg | 207 | group 2 |
| B | 156 | group 3 |
| Al | 224 | group 3 |
| In | 216 | group 3 |
| C | 120 - 154 | group 4 |
| Si | 186 | group 4 |
| Sn | 214 | group 4 |
| Pb | 229 | group 4 |
| N | 147 - 210 | group 5 |
| P | 187 | group 5 |
| As | 198 | group 5 |
| Sb | 220 | group 5 |
| Bi | 230 | group 5 |
| O | 143 - 215 | group 6 |
| S | 181 - 255 | group 6 |
| Cr | 192 | group 6 |
| Se | 198 - 271 | group 6 |
| Te | 205 | group 6 |
| Mo | 208 | group 6 |
| W | 206 | group 6 |
| F | 134 | group 7 |
| Cl | 176 | group 7 |
| Br | 193 | group 7 |
| I | 213 | group 7 |
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