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Select all the species in which the relevant bond has an average bond order of 1.5.

  1. A (O-O bonds)
  2. B (N-O bonds)
  3. C (O-O bond, MO theory)
  4. D (C-O bonds)

Answer: A, B, C

MO theory gives bond order . In and one double plus one single bond are shared over two equivalent bonds: 1.5. In one double plus two single bonds are shared over three, so the order is 4/3 = 1.33.
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