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Among the following, the species with identical bond order are
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureKVPYKVPY 2018 (SA)
Options:
  • A CO and O22-
  • B O2- and CO
  • C O22- and B2
  • D CO and N2+
Solution:
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The correct answer is: O22- and B2

The bond order can be calculated

as



B.O=12Nb-Na



Where, Nb= Electrons in bonding orbitals Na= Electrons in anti bonding orbitals.

(a) CO and O22-



The electronic configuration of CO (14) is



σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2σ*2pz2π2px2π2p2y



  B.O=12(10-4)=62=3



(b) O2- and CO



The electronic configuration of 02-(17) is



σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2σ2pz2π2px2



π2py2π*2px2π*2py1


B.O=12(10-7)=32=1.5

B.O. of CO is 3



[as calculated in option (a)]



(c) B.O.. of O22- is 1



[as calculated in option (a)]



The electronic configuration of B2(10) is



σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2px1π2py1


B.O=12[6-4]=22=1

(d) B .O. of C O is 3



[as calculated in option (a)]



Electronic configuration of N2+ (13) is



σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2px2π2py2σ2pz1


B.O=12[9-4]=52=2.5

Thus, option (c) is correct.


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