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What is the bond order of the C-O bond in HCO2- ?
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DrBob222
Can't draw structure on this site but you can look up the lewis structure. You have three bonds between the two C-O bonds; ie. one C=O bond and 1 C-O bond. The bond order is 3 bonds for two CO bonds so bond order is 3/2 = 1.5 which is the average
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