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O2 is an example of a compound with a triple bond. True or False?

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False.

O2 has a double bond (O=O), not a triple bond. Each O contributes 6 valence electrons (12 total), giving a Lewis structure with a double bond and two lone pairs on each O. In molecular orbital theory the bond order is 2. An example of a molecule with a triple bond is N2 (N≡N).