Arrange the N–O bonds in the following species in order of increasing bond energy and…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Bonding · Bonding

Problem

Arrange the N–O bonds in the following species in order of increasing bond energy and justify your ordering in one or two sentences: • nitrate ion,

\text{NO}_3^{-}

• nitrite ion,

\text{NO}_2^{-}

• nitric oxide,

\text{NO}