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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

How to find the bond order of a given compound

Profile image of Kopur Girish
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of jagriti jain
15 Years ago

bond order =1/2(no.of bonding electrons-no.of antibonding electrons)

Profile image of Ritvik Gautam
15 Years ago

Bond Order = No. Of Bonding Electrons + No. of Anti-Bonding Electrons  / 2

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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

There are two formulae:

1. Based on Molecular Orbital Theory

Bond Order= No of bonding e- + No of antibonding e-

2

2. Based on Resonance Theory

Bond Order= No of bonds between two given atoms

No of Resonating Structures

 

THE FIRST FORMULA IS PREFERRED!

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