Q.

According to MO theory the bond orders for O22-, CO and NO+ respectively, are                     [2023]

1 1, 3 and 3  
2 2, 3 and 3  
3 1, 2 and 3  
4 1, 3 and 2  

Ans.

(1)

Species Molecular Orbital configuration Bond order = 12(Nb-Na)
CO KK σ2s2*σ2s*2(π2px2π2py2)σ2pz2   12(10-4)=3
NO+ KK σ2s2*σ2s*2σ2pz2(π2px2π2py2)(π2px0*π2py0*) 12(10-4)=3
O2-2 KK σ2s2*σ2s*2σ2pz2(π2px2π2py2)(π2px*2π2py*2) 12(10-8)=1