QJEEM19Che0e0: JEE Main 2019 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM19Che0e0 Solution: In which of the following process, the bond order has increased …

Molecular orbital configuration of NO (15 electrons) is

${\sigma _{1{s^2}}}\,\sigma _{1{s^2}}^ * \,{\sigma _{2{s^2}}}\,\sigma _{2{s^2}}^ * \,{\sigma _{2p_z^2}}\,{\pi _{2p_x^2}}\, = \,{\pi _{2p_y^2}}\,\pi _{2p_x^1}^ * \, = \,\pi _{2p_y^o}^ *$

$\therefore\,\,\,\,$ N_b = 10

N_a = 5

$\therefore\,\,\,\,$ BO = ${1 \over 2}\left[ {10 - 5} \right]$ = 2.5

And in NO one unpaired electron is present , so it is paramagnetic.

Similarly Molecular orbital configuration of NO⁺ (14 electrons) is

${\sigma _{1{s^2}}}\,\sigma _{1{s^2}}^ * \,{\sigma _{2{s^2}}}\,\sigma _{2{s^2}}^ * \,{\sigma _{2p_z^2}}\,{\pi _{2p_x^2}}\, = \,{\pi _{2p_y^2}}\,$

$\therefore\,\,\,\,$ N_b = 10

N_a = 4

$\therefore\,\,\,\,$ BO = ${1 \over 2}\left[ {10 - 4} \right]$ = 3

And in NO⁺ no unpaired electron is present , so it is diamagnetic.