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The 21 pages that link to Bond order, each with the reason it gives.
Covalent bondRelated: Single, double, and triple covalent bonds differ in bond order.
Chemical bondRelated: It summarizes bonding in many models, though some molecules resist a simple integer value.
Lewis structureRelated: Single, double, and triple lines encode different bond orders.
ResonanceRelated: The hybrid can have bond orders between those shown in individual contributors.
Pi bondRelated: Pi bonds contribute to the higher bond order of multiple bonds.
Reaction coordinateRelated: Changing bond orders can track bond breaking and formation along a reaction.
Sigma bondRelated: Every single bond is one sigma bond; multiple bonds add other bonding interactions.
Carbon–carbon bondRelated: Its value distinguishes carbon–carbon single, double, and triple bonds.
Bond lengthRelated: Greater bond order generally corresponds to shorter equilibrium bond lengths.
Concerted reactionRelated: Partial bond orders at a transition state describe bonds being formed or broken.
Diatomic moleculeRelated: Bond order distinguishes single, double, and triple bonds in diatomic species.
Resonance structureRelated: Resonance can make observed bond orders intermediate between single and multiple bonds.
Trigonal planar molecular geometryRelated: Multiple bonding often accompanies trigonal planar centers while preserving three-atom directions.
Covalent radiusRelated: Multiple bonding changes internuclear distances, so radius estimates can depend on bond order.
Double bondRelated: A conventional double bond has bond order two.
Robert S. MullikenRelated: Orbital occupancy lets the theory predict whether a molecule is bonded and how strongly.
Triplet oxygenRelated: Oxygen’s antibonding electrons give O₂ a bond order of two.
Double bond ruleRelated: The rule concerns why bond orders above one are uncommon for heavier elements.