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WBJEE · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The bond order of \(\mathrm{CO}\) molecule is

  1. A 2
  2. B 2.5
  3. C 3
  4. D 3.5
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(C) 3

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Hints : \(\mathrm{CO} \rightarrow \sigma(1 \mathrm{~S})^2, \sigma^*(1 \mathrm{~S})^2, \sigma(2 \mathrm{~S})^2, \sigma\left(2 \mathrm{P}_z\right)^2, \pi\left(2 \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{z}}\right)^2=\pi\left(2 \mathrm{P}_y\right)^2, \sigma^*(2 \mathrm{~S})^2\)…