The electron configuration of a particular diatomic species is ( $\sigma$_2s)²( $\sigma$*_2s)²( $\sigma$_2p)²($\pi$_2p)⁴($\pi$*_2p)².What is the bond order for this species? A)3.5 B)3 C)2.5 D)2 E)1.5

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The bond order is calculated as (number of bonding electrons - number of antibonding electrons) / 2. Here, there are 8 bonding electrons and 4 antibonding electrons, so the bond order is (8-4)/2 = 2.

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