According to molecular orbital theory
Bond order =2(e−inbondingmolecularorbital)−(e−inAntibondingMolecularorbital)
Molecular orbital configuration.
(A) O2⟹σ1s2<σ∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<σ2px2<π2py2=π2pz2<σ∗2py1=π∗2py1
B.O.=26−2=2
O2+⟹σ1s2<σ∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<σ2px2<π2py2=π2pz2<π∗2py1
B.O.=26−1=2.5
Both are paramagnetic because having unpaired e−
bond order increase O2→O2+
(B)NO=σ1s2<σ∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<σ2px2<π2py2=π2pz2<π∗2py1=π∗2pz0
B.O.=26−1=2.5
1 Unpaired e− so paramagnetic
NO+⟹σ1s2<σ∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<σ2px2<π2py2=π2pz2
B.O.=26−0=3
NO+ doesn't have unpaired e− so diamagnetic
NO→NO+ {Bond order increases and change magnetic character paramagnetic to diamagnetic character change}
(C) O2→σ1s2<σ∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<σ2px2<π2py2=π2pz2<π∗2py1=π∗2py1
B.O.=26−2=2
Having 2− unpaired e− so paramagnetic
O2−→σ1s2<σ∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<σ2s2<π2py2=π2pz2<π∗2py2=π∗2py1
B.O.=26−3=1.5
Having 1- unpaired e− so paramagnetic bond order decrease
(D) N2=σ1s2<σ∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<π2py2=π2py2<σ2px2
B.O.=26−0=3
No unpaired e− so diamagnetic
N2+→σ1s2<π∗1s2<σ2s2<σ∗2s2<π2py2=π2pz2<σ2px1
B.O.=25−0=2.5
Having one unpaired e− so paramagnetic
Bond order increases N2 to N2+