Answer
The Carbon-Oxygen bond is shorter.
Work Step by Step
Since Oxygen has a higher electronegativity than Carbon, it will pull on the electrons harder than Carbon will. Thus, it follows that the bond length for C-O is shorter.
Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)
by Moore, John W.; Stanitski, Conrad L.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285199049
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-904-7
Chapter 6 - Covalent Bonding - Questions for Review and Thought - Topical Questions - Page 283b: 29d
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