Question

The bond order in $NO$ is 2.5 while that in $N{O}^{+}$ is $3$. Which of the following statements is true for these two.

• A. Bond length in $N{O}^{+}$ is equal to that in $NO$
• B. Bond length in $NO$ is greater than that of $N{O}^{+}$
• C. Bond length in $N{O}^{+}$ is greater than that of $NO$
• D. Cannot be prdicted from the given data

Answer 1

The correct option is B Bond length in $NO$ is greater than that of $N{O}^{+}$

We know that bond order is inversely proportional to the bond length. Here since bond order of $N{O}^{+}$ is given as $3$ which is greater than the value of bond order of $NO$ which is $2.5$, thus bond length in $NO$ is greater than that of $N{O}^{+}$