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Bond order is associated with the strength of bond and bond length. The higher the bond order, the smaller will be the bond length and stronger will be the bond.

Arrange O2,O+2,O−2 and O2−2 in order of increasing bond order.

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O2<O2<O22<O+2
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O22<O2<O2<O+2
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O2<O22<O+2<O2
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O2+2<O+2<O2<O2
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Solution

The correct option is A O22<O2<O2<O+2
The bond orders of O22,O2,O2,O+2 are 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 respectively.
The increasing bond order is O22<O2<O2<O+2

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