What is the bond order of ${ClO}_{2}$ ?

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Bond Order
Considering resonance structures, the mathematical formula for bond order is as follows, $Bond order (B . O .) = \frac{total number of bonds}{total number of resonanting structures}$
Resonance structures of ${ClO}_{2}$
Calculation of bond order of ${ClO}_{2}$
Total number of bonds = 3
Resonance structures = 2
Apply the values in the above equation as follows
$B . O . of {ClO}_{2} = \frac{3}{2} = 1.5$

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