What is bond order?

[samanthaywu]

Can anyone define bond order comprehensively?

[shevanti_kumar_1E]

The bond order is the number of bonding pairs of electrons between two atoms. For example a a single bond between two C has a bond order of 1, while a double bond between two C has a bond order of two. Similarly, N2 which is a triple bond between two nitrogens has a bond order of 3. If the bond order is 0 the molecule does not form. Molecules that have resonance can have bond orders that are not whole numbers.

[Vanshika Bhushan 1A]

Bond order is defined by the number of chemical bonds between a pair of atoms and indicates the stability of a bond. In a covalent bond between two atoms, a single bond has a bond order of one, a double bond has a bond order of two, and so on. Bond order and length are inversely proportional. When bond order increases, the bond length decreases.

[Samiha Molla 3G]

Bond order is just the number of bonds present between atoms. So if you had a single bond between two atoms, the bond order would be 1. If you had a double bond between two atoms, the bond order would be 2, so on and so forth

[Caelin Brenninkmeijer 1G]

It's basically the number of present bonds between atoms. One bond equates to a bond order of one, a double bond equates to a bond order of two, and a triple bond between two atoms equates to a bond order of three.

[Taber Ball 1F]

Just checking my understanding: bond order refers only to the number of bonds present and not to any actual chronological order or bonds (sounds silly, but that's what I originally inferred from the use of the word order haha). A single bond has a bond order of one, a double bond has a bond order of two, and a triple bond has a bond order of three. Bond order and length are inversely proportional.

[Kelly Tran 1J]

As others have said above, bond order is the number of bonds present between 2 atoms. If there is a single bond between 2 atoms, the bond order is 1. If there is a double bond between 2 atoms, the bond order is 2. If there is a triple bond between 2 atoms, the bond order is 3.

[DMaya_2G]

Bond order is simply the number of covalent bonds that is shared within two atoms. For example, when the atoms share one pair of electrons, they have a single bond, therefore a bond order of 1. A bond order of 2 has two electrons pairs, while sharing three electron pairs results in having a bond order of 3.

[Madison Muggeo 3H]

Just checking my understanding: bond order refers only to the number of bonds present and not to any actual chronological order or bonds (sounds silly, but that's what I originally inferred from the use of the word order haha). A single bond has a bond order of one, a double bond has a bond order of two, and a triple bond has a bond order of three. Bond order and length are inversely proportional.

Yes, this is correct. I was confused about this concept too, but this thread really helped and you summarized it well.