Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 372

Question: Correct order of bond length is [Orissa JEE 2005]

Options:

A) CO32>CO2>CO

B) CO2>CO>CO32

C) CO>CO2>CO32

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

From valency bond theory, bond order in CO, i.e. :C,O+,: is 3, that of O=C=O is 2 while that of CO32 ion is 1.33. Since the bond length increases as the bond order decreases, i.e. CO<CO2<CO32 .



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