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JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 2, Chemistry Q63

Question 63 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 3 of 30, Section A.

The correct order of bond orders of C

_2^{2-}

, N

_2^{2-}

and O

_2^{2-}

is, respectively

(1)C $_2^{2-}$ < N $_2^{2-}$ < O $_2^{2-}$
(2)O $_2^{2-}$ < N $_2^{2-}$ < C $_2^{2-}$ Official answer
(3)C $_2^{2-}$ < O $_2^{2-}$ < N $_2^{2-}$
(4)N $_2^{2-}$ < C $_2^{2-}$ < O $_2^{2-}$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic: Molecular Orbital Theory
Idea tested: Bond Order Calculation

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