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Grade 8Inorganic Chemistry

Question: What is the bond order of CN+and how to find it ?

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5 Years agoGrade 8
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5 Years ago

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CN+ has 12 electrons (6 from carbon, 7 for nitrogen, -1 for positive charge). So, we have configuration
(σ1s)2,(σ1s)2,(σ2s)2,(σ2s)2,(π)4
So, bond order=21(ab)
a is the number of electrons in bonding molecular orbitals and b is the number of electrons in antibondng molecular orbitals.
Bond Order=21(84) =2.