Statement-I : Oxygen - oxygen bond in O3 is greater than O2. Statement-II : O – O bond order in O3 is 1.5

Question

Consider the following statements :

Statement-I : Oxygen - oxygen bond in \(O_3\) is greater than \(O_2\).

Statement-II : O – O bond order in \(O_3\) is 1.5 and O – O bond order in \(O_2\) is 2.

(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

(3) Statement I is correct, Statement II is incorrect

(4) Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is correct

Answer 1

Correct option is : (1) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct

\(O = \overset{+}O - O^- \leftrightarrow {}^-O - \overset{+}O = O\)

Bond order \( = \frac{3}{2} = 1.5\)

O = O

Bond order = 2