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What is meant by the term Bond order? Calculate the bond orders in the following.
(a) `N_(2) " "` (b) `O_(2)" "` (c) `O_(2)^(+)" "` and (c) `O_(2)^(-)`

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Bond order is the measurement of the number of electrons involved in bonds between two atoms in a molecule.
`B.O =(" no.of bonding electrons" - "no. of antibondlng electrons ")/(2)`
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