JEE Main · 2023 · Shift-IImediumBOND-030

According to MO theory the bond orders for O22-, CO and NO+ respectively, are

Chemical Bonding · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

According to MO theory the bond orders for O22\mathrm{O_2^{2-}}, CO and NO+\mathrm{NO^+} respectively, are

Options
  1. a

    1, 3 and 3

  2. b

    1, 3 and 2

  3. c

    1, 2 and 3

  4. d

    2, 3 and 3

Correct Answera

1, 3 and 3

Detailed Solution

🧠 All three species are 14-electron molecules — isoelectronic with \ceN2\ce{N2}. Apply MO theory uniformly.

\ceO22\ce{O2^{2-}} (18e): \sigma_{1s}^2\sigma^*_{1s}^2\sigma_{2s}^2\sigma^*_{2s}^2\sigma_{2p}^2\pi_{2p}^4\pi^*_{2p}^4 BO = (10 − 8)/2 = 1

CO (14e): Isoelectronic with \ceN2\ce{N2}. BO = (10 − 4)/2 = 3

\ceNO+\ce{NO+} (14e): NO has 15e; removing one electron from the antibonding π\pi^* gives 14e → isoelectronic with \ceN2\ce{N2}. BO = 3

Answer: (a) 1, 3 and 3\boxed{\text{Answer: (a) 1, 3 and 3}}

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