Which of the following pairs of species have the same bond order ?

Options

A. `CO, NO`
B. `O_2, NO^+`
C. `CN^(-), CO`
D. `N_2, O_2^(-)`

Answer

C

Explanation

Key concept The species that have same number of electrons have same bond order.

Thus, both `CN^-` and `CO` have equal number of electrons. So, their bond order will be same