According to Molecular Orbital Theory, the bond order of the O2+ ion is calculated using its electron configuration. What is the resulting bond order?
Q1. According to Molecular Orbital Theory, the bond order of the O2+ ion is calculated using its electron configuration. What is the resulting bond order?
Answer: 2.5
Explanation: O2+ has 10 bonding and 5 antibonding electrons; (10-5)/2 = 2.5. 2.0 is the bond order for neutral O2, which has 6 antibonding electrons.