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NEET · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure

The correct bond order in the following species is

  1. A \(O_{2}^+ < O_{2}^- < O_2^{2+}\)
  2. B \(O_{2}^- < O_{2}^+ < O_2^{2+}\)
  3. C \(O_2^{2+} < O_{2}^+ < O_{2}^-\)
  4. D \(O_2^{2+} < O_{2}^- < O_{2}^+\)
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Correct Answer

(B) \(O_{2}^- < O_{2}^+ < O_2^{2+}\)

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Detailed explanation

According to molecular orbital theory (MOT) \(\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad O_{2}^{-} \quad O_{2}^{+} \quad O_{2}^{+2}\)