What is the bond order of 0_2?

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What is the bond order of 0_2?

2007-11-06 04:21:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The bond order in O2 is 2

2007-11-06 04:25:11 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Oxygen has 6 elelctrons in outer orbital. There are 2 places left to create a stabile orbital. The chemical value is 2.

The bound order is my be 8, because of the total numbers of electrons.
Study the periodical system.

2007-11-06 12:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by anordtug 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋