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Question: What is the bond order of N O molecule? A 1 B 2 C 2 . 5 D 3

Question: What is the bond order of NO molecule?

A

1

B

2

C

2.5

D

3

 

Grade:8

1 Answers

Omveer Singh
askIITians Faculty 52 Points
3 years ago

The fact that NO has a bond order of 2.5 means that the bonding in NO is weaker than the N-N bond in N2. In MO theory, bond order is half the difference between the numbers of electrons in the bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals. ... Hence, bond order of NO = 1/2 (10-5) = 2.5.

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