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Which of the following orders regarding the bond length is correct?

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a

O2->O2>O2+

b

O2-<O2>O2+

c

O2->O2<O2+

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

As bond order increases bond length decreases the bond order of species are:

Number of bonding electron - Number of a.b. electron2 for O2=10-62=2 O2+=10-52=2.5 O2-=10-72=1.5  so bond order O2+>O2>O2 and bond length are O2>O2>O2+

Hence , the correct option (A).O2-, O2 , O2+

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Which of the following orders regarding the bond length is correct?