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Calculate the bond order of O2, O2+, O2- and O22-.

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To calculate the bond order, we need to consider the molecular orbital  MO  diagram of the oxygen molecule and its ions. The bond order is calculated as follows:Bond order =  Number of electrons in bonding MOs - Number of electrons in antibonding MOs  / 21. O2 molecule:Oxygen has 8 electrons, so O2 has 16 electrons. The MO configuration is:1s, *1s, 2s, *2s, 2pz, 2px, 2py, *2px, *2pyBond order of O2 =  10 - 6  / 2 = 22. O2+ ion:O2+ has 15 electrons. The MO configuration is:1s, *1s, 2s, *2s, 2pz, 2px, 2py, *2pxBond order of O2+ =  9 - 6  / 2 = 1.53. O2- ion:O2- has 17 electrons. The MO configuration is:1s, *1s, 2s, *2s, 2pz, 2px, 2py, *2px, *2pyBond order of O2- =  10 - 7  / 2 = 1.54. O22- ion:O22- has 18 electrons. The MO configuration is:1s, *1s, 2s, *2s, 2pz, 2px, 2py, *2px, *2pyBond order of O22- =  10 - 8  / 2 = 1So, the bond orders are as follows:O2: 2O2+: 1.5O2-: 1.5O22-: 1
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