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Chemistry · Chemical Bonding

JEE Main 2026 — 24 January, Evening Shift — Question 53

Pair of species among the following having same bond order as well as paramagnetic character will be-

  1. Option A:

    O2+,N22−\mathrm{O}_{2}^{+}, \mathrm{N}_{2}^{2-}

  2. Option B:

    O2−,N2+\mathrm{O}_{2}^{-}, \mathrm{N}_{2}^{+}

  3. Option C:

    O2+,N2−\mathrm{O}_{2}^{+}, \mathrm{N}_{2}^{-}

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    O2−,N2−\mathrm{O}_{2}^{-}, \mathrm{N}_{2}^{-}

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

SpeciesBond orderMagnetic Nature
O2+\mathrm{O}_{2}{ }^{+}2.5Paramagnetic
O2−\mathrm{O}_{2}{ }^{-}1.5Paramagnetic
O2+\mathrm{O}_{2}{ }^{+}2.5Paramagnetic
N2−\mathrm{N}_{2}{ }^{-}2.5Paramagnetic
N22−\mathrm{N}_{2}{ }^{2-}2Paramagnetic

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
24 January, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding
Topic
Molecular Orbital Theory
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