Question

what is the bond length of superoxide ion​

Answer 1

Answer:

Considering No. of e in bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals, bond order of superoxide ion (O2)-1 is 6-3/2 =1.5 and bond order of peroxide ion (O2)-2 is 6-4/2 = 1. So, the peroxide ion has larger bond length as it has low bond order.