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Limits RegistryThe covalent bond in the hydrogen molecule (H2) has an equilibrium length of 74.14 pm (0.7414 Å), the shortest chemical bond in any neutral molecule, because hydrogen atoms have only one electron and no inner shells. For comparison, the C–H bond is about 109 pm and the C–C single bond about 154 pm.
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The covalent bond in the hydrogen molecule (H2) has an equilibrium length of 74.14 pm (0.7414 Å), the shortest chemical bond in any neutral molecule, because hydrogen atoms have only one electron and no inner shells. For comparison, the C–H bond is about 109 pm and the C–C single bond about 154 pm.
The shortest equilibrium bond length between two nuclei in any neutral molecule.
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Limits Registry. LR-SHORTEST-CHEMICAL-BOND. Shortest chemical bond between two atoms in a neutral molecule. 2026.