What is the approximate carbon-oxygen bond order in CO₃^2-? A)2 B)4/3 C)5/3 D)4

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To determine the bond order of a molecule, we need to count the total number of bonds between the atoms and divide it by the total number of bond positions available between them. In CO₃^2-, there are two C-O bonds and one C=S bond. The C-O bonds are double bonds, and the C=S bond is a triple bond. Therefore, the total number of bonds is 2(2) + 1(3) = 7, and the total number of bond positions is 2(2) + 1(3) + 1(1) = 9. Thus, the bond order is 7/9, which simplifies to 4/3. Therefore, the best choice is B.

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