Q.

Which of the following species have the same bond order ?

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a

NO+ and CN-

b

CN- and CN+

c

CN- and NO-

d

O2- and CN-

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

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Bond order=12Nb-Na

O2- : σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2σ2px2π2py2π2pz2π*2py2π*2pz1 B.O=10-72=1.5

CN-(14e-) : σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2py2π2pz2σ2px2 B.O=10-42=3

CN+(12e-) : σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2py2π2pz2 B.O=8-42=2

NO+(14e-) : σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2σ2px2π2py2π2pz2 B.O=10-42=3

NO-(16e-) : σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2σ2px2π2py2π2pz2π*2py1π*2pz1 B.O=10-62=2

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