The bond order of ${\rm{CO}}$ molecule on the basis of molecular orbital theory is:

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The bond order of

\mathrm{CO}

molecule on the basis of molecular orbital theory is:

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Correct option: C

3

Option C (

3

) is correct because the bond order is calculated from the number of bonding and antibonding electrons in the molecular orbital configuration.

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