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Define bond order. Calculate the bond order of C2, H2, Grade/Exam
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Bond order:
Bond order (B.O.) is defined as one-half the
difference between the number of electrons
present in the bonding and the anti-
bonding orbitals.
1
Bond order (B.O) = ( Number of bonding
2
electrons - Number of the anti-bonding
electron)
1
Bond order = (Nb- Na)
2

a = Number of bonding electrons in molecular

orbitals.
b = Number of antibonding electrons in
molecular orbitals.
Bond order of C2:

Electronic configuration of Carbon (C) is 1s2

2s22p2.
Total number of electrons in C2 molecule is

6 + 6 =12
The molecular orbital electronic
configuration of C2 is

[σ (1s) ] [σ*(1s) ] [σ(2s) ] [σ*(2s) ] [π(2px) ]

2 2 2 2 2

[ ]
2
π (2py)

Number of electrons in bonding orbital = 8

Number of electrons in anti-bonding orbital
=4
1
Therefore, bond order = (8- 4) = 2
2
Hence, the bond order of the C2 molecule is

2 and it will have a double bond.

Bond order of H2:

The electronic configuration of Hydrogen

(H) is 1s1.
Total number of electrons in H2 is 1+1 = 2

The molecular orbital electronic

configuration of H2 is

[σ(1s) ]
2

Number of electrons in bonding orbital = 2

Number of electrons in anti-bonding orbital
=0
1
Bond order =
2
(Nb − Na)
1
Therefore, bond order =
2
(2 − 0) = 1
Hence, the bond order of H2 is 1

Bond order of N2:

Electronic configuration of Nitrogen (N) is

1s2 2s22p3.
Total number of electrons in N2 is 7 + 7 = 14.

The molecular orbital electronic

configuration of N2 is

[σ (1s) ] [σ*(1s) ] [σ(2s) ] [σ*(2s) ] [π(2 px) ]

2 2 2 2 2

[π(2py) ] [σ(2pz) ]
2 2

Number of electrons in bonding orbital = 10

Number of electrons in anti-bonding orbital
=4
1
Bond order =
2
(Nb − Na)
1
Therefore, bond order =
2
(10 − 4) = 3
Hence, the bond order of N2 is 3.

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SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Q. What is meant by the term bond order? Calculate the

bond order of: N2 , O2 , O+2 and O−2 .

Q. What do you meant by term bond order? Calculate the

bond order of N2 , C2 , H2 , N2 .

Q. In which of the following pair both species have

compairable bond order. (1) O2[AsF6], BaO2[O-O bond
order] (2) C2, CaC2[C-C bond order] (3) C2H2, CaC2[C-C
bond order] (4) CaC2, N2–2[C-C and N-N bond order]

Q. Write the molecular orbital configuration of N2 and N2+

. Also calculate their bond order?

Q. Write molecular orbital electronic configuration of

Helium, Lithium, Hydrogen, C2, N2, O2 and F2. Calculate
the bond order and predict the magnitude of each
species?

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