Final answer:
To determine the bond order from the ground state electron configuration, calculate the average bond order by dividing the total number of bonds between atoms by the total number of atoms.
Step-by-step explanation:
The bond order can be determined from the ground state electron configuration by calculating the average bond order. The average bond order is equal to the total number of bonds between atoms divided by the total number of atoms.
To calculate the total number of bonds between atoms, you can use the Lewis structure or molecular orbital theory. In the Lewis structure, you count the number of bonding pairs of electrons (represented by lines) between atoms. In molecular orbital theory, you can determine the number of electrons in bonding orbitals minus the number of electrons in antibonding orbitals.
Once you have the total number of bonds between atoms, you divide by the total number of atoms to calculate the average bond order. A bond order of 1 represents a single bond, a bond order of 2 represents a double bond, and a bond order of 3 represents a triple bond.