Which of the following has a bond order of 1?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following has a bond order of 1?
  1. N2
  2. O2
  3. H2
  4. F2

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following has a bond order of 1?
  • Step 1: Understand what bond order means. Bond order is a way to measure the strength and stability of a bond between two atoms.
  • Step 2: Know the formula for calculating bond order: (Number of bonding electrons - Number of antibonding electrons) / 2.
  • Step 3: Identify the molecule in question, which is H2 (hydrogen molecule).
  • Step 4: Determine the number of bonding electrons in H2. H2 has 2 bonding electrons because each hydrogen atom contributes 1 electron to form a bond.
  • Step 5: Determine the number of antibonding electrons in H2. H2 has 0 antibonding electrons because there are no electrons in antibonding orbitals.
  • Step 6: Plug the numbers into the bond order formula: (2 bonding electrons - 0 antibonding electrons) / 2.
  • Step 7: Calculate the bond order: (2 - 0) / 2 = 2 / 2 = 1.
  • Step 8: Conclude that H2 has a bond order of 1.
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