Bond Order
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Objective
I can calculate the bond order of a molecule using the formula (number of bonding electrons - number of antibonding electrons) / 2.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
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Define bond order and explain what it indicates about the stability of a molecule.
Calculate the bond order for the molecule CO₂ using the formula provided in the video. Show your work.
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Exit ticket
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“For the molecule N₂, there are 10 bonding electrons and 0 antibonding electrons. Calculate the bond order and show your work. For the molecule O₂, there are 10 bonding electrons and 6 antibonding electrons. Calculate the bond order and show your work. ”
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