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Which is having more bond order and what is the bond order in BF₃ and BF₄⁻ ?

Grade: chemistry class 12th
Chapter: P-block elements
Topic: Group 13 elements
Sub-Topic: Characters of Boron Trihalides.
Concept: Bond order and bond length.

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The bond order of BF₄⁻ is 1 and the bond order of BF₃ is 1.33

So, BF₃ is having more bond order than BF₄⁻.

In other words, BF₃ > BF₄⁻ ( You can write Bond Order or in B.O it's the abbreviation of Bond Order ).

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