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Bond Order by MOT

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If number of Bonding electrons = 10 and number of anti-bonding electrons = 8, the bond order for the corresponding molecule is .

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Solution

The correct option is A 1
As we have seen in the earlier,

Bond order = $\frac{1}{2}$ [Bonding Electrons - Anti Bonding electrons]

Bond Order = $\frac{1}{2}$ [10 - 8] = 1

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