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Q.

The formal charge and bond order of every oxygen in PO43- ion is

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a

 0.5 and 2

b

0.75 and 1.25

c

1 and 1.5

d

0.75 and 2

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

It is given to find out the formal charge and bond order of every oxygen in PO43- ion. 
Explanation 

Formal Charge =[ Number of valence electrons on atom ]-[ non-bonded electrons + number of bonds]

Formal Charge =[6]-[4+2]=0.

O atom is doubly bonded to the P atom. 

In a given resonance structure, the formal charge of O is 0, and the remaining O atoms have a formal charge of -1. 

In the resonance hybrid, a total of -3 charge is distributed over O atoms. 

 The O atom's formal charge is -34=-0.75.

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 Bond order = Number of bonds  Number of Resonating structures =54=1.25

So, option C is correct. 

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