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Which statements are correct about the cyanate ion, NCO–? I. Cyanate is more thermodynamically stablBonding Chemistry Question

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Which statements are correct about the cyanate ion, NCO–?
I. Cyanate is more thermodynamically stable than its isomer fulminate (CNO–).
II. The carbon-nitrogen bond is shorter than the carbon-oxygen bond in gas-phase cyanate ion.

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

Both I and II

✓ Correct
D.

Neither I nor II

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