AX is a covalent diatomic molecule where A and X are second row elements of periodic table. Based on Molecular orbital theory, the bond order of AX is 2.5. The total number of electrons in AX is ______. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

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answer is 15.

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The molecule is diatomic and has 15 electrons. We can also guess it from the formula of Bond order to get the number of electron.

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