Bond Order vs. Bond Multiplicity

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Sasha Gladkikh 2A
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Bond Order vs. Bond Multiplicity

Postby Sasha Gladkikh 2A » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:22 pm

What is the difference between bond order and bond multiplicity?

Austin_Schwartz_1L
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Re: Bond Order vs. Bond Multiplicity

Postby Austin_Schwartz_1L » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:41 pm

Hello,
I believe the difference between these two is that bond order is simply the number of bonds between two atoms (i.e.. single (1), double (2), triple (3)), while bond multiplicity is the total number of electron pairs between the two atoms.
I hope this helps!


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