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The correct order of decreasing length of the bond as indicated by the arrow in the following structures is

A)  I > II > III

B)  II > I > III

C)  III > II > I

D)  I > III > II

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

 The length of carbon-carbon single bond is always greater than that of the carbon-carbon double bond. In III, positive charge is not in conjugation of double bond, so the bond does not acquire a double bond character. However, chances of acquiring double bond character (of the indicated bond) is much more in I than that in case of II. Thus, the correct order of decreasing bond length is