Bond order =2numberofbondinge−−numberofantibondinge−
Electronic configuration of O2,O2+,O2−andO2−2 are:
O2=σ1s2σ1s2∗σ2s2σ2s2∗σ2px2π2py2=π2pz2π2py1∗=π2pz1∗(Bondorder=2)O2+=σ1s2σ1s2∗σ2s2σ2s2∗σ2px2π2py2=π2pz2π2py1∗=π2pz0∗(Bondorder=2.5)O2−=σ1s2σ1s2∗σ2s2σ2s2∗σ2px2π2py2=π2pz2π2py2∗=π2pz1∗(Bondorder=1.5)O2−2=σ1s2σ1s2∗σ2s2σ2s2∗σ2px2π2py2=π2pz2π2py2∗=π2pz2∗(Bondorder=1)