Which of the following species has its bond order lesser than that of $$O2$$ and is paramagnetic with one unpaired electron in pi anti bonding molecular orbital

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$$O2-2-KK$$'σ$$2s2$$σ$$2s*2$$σ$$2pz2$$$$π$$$$2px2$$$$π$$$$2py2$$$$π$$$$2px*2$$$$π$$$$2py*2O2--KK$$'σ$$2s2$$σ $$2s*2$$σ$$2pz2$$$$π$$$$2py2$$$$π$$$$2py2$$$$π$$$$2px*2$$$$π$$$$2py*1O2$$ $$-KK$$'σ$$2s2$$σ$$2s*2$$σ$$2pz2$$$$π$$$$2px2$$$$π$$$$2py2$$$$π$$$$2px*1$$$$π$$$$2py*1O2+-KK$$'σ$$2s2$$σ$$2s*2$$σ$$2pz2$$$$π$$$$2px2$$$$π$$$$2py2$$$$π$$$$2px*1$$$$π$$$$2py*0Bond$$ order in $$O2-2=10-82=1$$; $$O2-=10-72=1.5$$; $$O2=10-62=2$$; $$O2+=10-52=2.5$$;O — O bond length $$inO2-2$$>$$O2-$$>$$O2$$>$$O2+$$

Which of the following species has its bond order lesser than that of O₂ and is paramagnetic with one unpaired electron in pi anti bonding molecular orbital

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Which of the following species has its bond order lesser than that of O₂ and is paramagnetic with one unpaired electron in pi anti bonding molecular orbital