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JEE Main 3 September 2020, Shift 1, Chemistry Q27

Question 27 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 2 of 25.

Of the species, NO,

\mathrm{NO^+}

\mathrm{NO^{2+}}

and

\mathrm{NO^-}

, the one with minimum bond strength is :

(1)NO
(2) $\mathrm{NO^{2+}}$
(3) $\mathrm{NO^-}$ Official answer
(4) $\mathrm{NO^+}$

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key (Sep 2020).

Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic: Molecular Orbital Theory
Idea tested: Bond Stability Comparison

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