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Using only a periodic table (not a table of bond energies), decide which of these is likely to be the strongest bond.(a) $\mathrm{Si}-\mathrm{F}$(b) $\mathrm{P}=\mathrm{S}$(c) $\mathrm{si}-\mathrm{O}$
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