NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMCQ+4 / −1
The correct order of C O bond length among CO, CO, CO2 is
- ACO < CO < CO2
- BCO < CO2 < CO
- CCO < CO2 < CO
- DCO2 < CO < CO
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Correct answer: C
All these structures exhibits resonance and can be represented by the following resonating structures.

More single bond character in resonance hybrid, more is the bond length. Hence the increasing bond length is
CO CO2 CO
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