Assertion : Bond order can assume any value including zero.
Reason : Higher the bond order, shorter is the bond length and greater is the bond energy.

Options

A. If both `(A)` and `(R )` are correct and `(R )` is the correct explanation of `(A)`
B. If both `(A)` and `(R )` are correct and `(R )` is the correct explanation of `(A)`
C. If `(A)` is correct but `(R )` is incorrect
D. If `(A)` is incorrect but `(R )` is correct

Answer

A

Explanation

`(R )` is the correct explantion of `(A)` thus is because bond order ` =(1)/(2) (N_(b) -N_(a))` .