Which of the following species have the same shape and same bond order

1.	Which of the following species have the same shape and same bond order ? (i) CO_(2) (ii) N_(3)^(-) (iii) O_(3) (iv) NO_(2)^(-)
Answer» (i) and (II) (iii) and (IV) (i) and (iii) (ii) and (iv) Solution :`CO_(2) and N_(3)^(-)` are linear with bond ORDER 2 in each case `O_(3) and NO_(2)^(-)` are V-shaped with bond order 1.5 in each case .

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