What is meant by the term Bond order? Calculate the bond orders in the following. (a) N_(2) "" (b) O_(2)"" (c) O_(2)^(+)"" and (c) O_(2)^(-)

What is meant by the term Bond order? Calculate the bond orders in the

1.	What is meant by the term Bond order? Calculate the bond orders in the following. (a) N_(2) "" (b) O_(2)"" (c) O_(2)^(+)"" and (c) O_(2)^(-)
Answer» Solution :Bond order is the MEASUREMENT of the NUMBER of electrons involved in bonds between two atoms in a MOLECULE. `B.O =(" no.of bonding electrons" - "no. of antibondlng electrons ")/(2)`