What is meant by the term bond order? Calculate the bond order of:
Bond order is defined as one-half of the difference between the number of electrons present in the bonding and anti-bonding orbitals of the molecule.
If Na is equal to the number of electron in an antibonding orbital, then
Nb is equal to the number of electron in a bonding orbital.
1/2(Nb-Na)
If Nb>Na, then the molecule is said to stable. However, if Nb