Question

What is the bond order of clo- ?

Answer 1

Bond Order (B.O.) = Valency of the peripheral atom + (Charge on Acid Radical / Total number of peripheral atoms)

Bond Order of ClO- = 2 + (-1/1)

Bond Order of ClO- = 1 Ans.

Answer 2

Bond order :- it is the number of covalent bonds present between two atoms in a molecule .
here Cl and O both are non-metal so, covalent bond exist here .

here if we see structure of ClO- .
Cl ———O^-

here one covalent bond so,
bond order of this = 1