NEET 2009 Chemistry question

According to MO theory which of the following lists ranks the nitrogen species in terms of increasing bond order?

Answer: (1)

Solution

Bond order . For (14 electrons): , , bond order = 3. (15 electrons) has the extra electron in the antibonding orbital: , , bond

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