NEET NEET SOLVED PAPER 2018

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    Consider the following species\[:\text{C}{{\text{N}}^{\text{+}}}\text{, C}{{\text{N}}^{\text{--}}}\text{, NO and CN}\]. Which one of these will have the highest bond order?            [NEET - 2018]

    A)  \[\text{C}{{\text{N}}^{\text{+}}}\]                      

    B)  \[\text{C}{{\text{N}}^{\text{--}}}\]

    C)  NO                            

    D)  CN

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[{{\text{(}\sigma \text{1s)}}^{2}},{{(\sigma *1s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma 2s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma *2s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma 2{{p}_{z}})}^{2}},{{(\pi 2{{P}_{x}})}^{2}}\] \[={{(\pi 2{{p}_{y}})}^{2}},{{(\pi *2{{p}_{x}})}^{1}}={{(\pi *2{{p}_{y}})}^{0}}\] \[\text{BO=}\frac{\text{10-5}}{\text{2}}\text{=2}\text{.5}\] \[\text{C}{{\text{N}}^{-}};{{(\sigma 1s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma *1s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma 2s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma *2s)}^{2}},{{(\pi 2{{p}_{x}})}^{2}}\]\[={{(\pi 2{{p}_{y}})}^{2}},{{(\sigma 2{{p}_{z}})}^{2}}\] \[\text{BO=}\frac{10-4}{2}=3\] \[\text{CN:(}\sigma \text{1s}{{\text{)}}^{2}},{{(\sigma *1s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma 2s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma *2s)}^{2}},{{(\pi 2{{p}_{x}})}^{2}}\]\[={{(\pi 2{{p}_{y}})}^{2}},{{(\sigma 2{{p}_{z}})}^{1}}\] \[\text{BO=}\frac{9-4}{2}=2.5\] \[\text{C}{{\text{N}}^{\text{+}}}:{{(\sigma 1s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma *1s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma 2s)}^{2}},{{(\sigma *2s)}^{2}},{{(\pi 2{{p}_{x}})}^{2}}\]\[={{(\pi 2{{p}_{y}})}^{2}}\] \[BO=\frac{8-4}{2}=2\] Hence, option [b] should be the right answer.


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