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Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

Question
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What do you understand by bond order? How is it related with bond length and bond energy? Explain on the basis of bond order that He2 molecule does not exist.

Solution
Bond order is equal to one-half of the difference between the number of electrons in the bonding (Nb) and antibonding (Na) molecular orbitals:
Bond space order space equals space 1 half open square brackets straight N subscript straight b space minus space straight N subscript straight a close square brackets space space space space space space space space space space space
Bond order is inversely proportional to bond length and directly proportional to bond energy.
Bond order of He subscript 2 molecule 
                             equals space 1 half left square bracket straight N subscript straight b space minus space straight N subscript straight a right square bracket
equals space 1 half open square brackets 2 minus 2 close square brackets
equals space 0
Thus He2 consists of no bonds i.e. bond does not exist.