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Calculate the bond order and bond length of the CO molecule using molecular orbital theory.

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To calculate the bond order and bond length of the CO molecule using molecular orbital theory, we first need to determine the electronic configuration of the molecule. CO has a total of 14 electrons  6 from carbon and 8 from oxygen .The molecular orbitals for CO can be represented as follows  in increasing energy order :1.  1s 2. * 1s 3.  2s 4. * 2s 5.  2pz 6.  2px  =  2py 7. * 2px  = * 2py 8. * 2pz Now, let's fill the molecular orbitals with the 14 electrons:1.  1s  - 2 electrons2. * 1s  - 2 electrons3.  2s  - 2 electrons4. * 2s  - 2 electrons5.  2pz  - 2 electrons6.  2px  =  2py  - 4 electrons  2 in each orbital 7. * 2px  = * 2py  - 0 electrons8. * 2pz  - 0 electronsThe bond order can be calculated using the formula:Bond order =  number of electrons in bonding orbitals - number of electrons in antibonding orbitals  / 2Bond order =  2 + 2 + 2 + 4 - 2 - 2  / 2 = 6 / 2 = 3The bond order of CO is 3, which indicates a triple bond between the carbon and oxygen atoms.To determine the bond length, we can refer to experimental data. The bond length of CO is approximately 1.128   angstroms . It's important to note that molecular orbital theory doesn't provide a direct method for calculating bond lengths, so we rely on experimental data for this value.
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