2. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous carbon oxygen compound (as opposed to carbon
dioxide). Provide the complete MO diagram including the atomic orbitals for both
carbon and oxygen as well as the MOs for CO assuming the bonding is the same as for
C2 in the reference. Also indicate the bond order for CO from the MO diagram. (14
points)

Carbon monoxide has a bond order of 3

Explanation:

A molecular orbital diagram ( MO diagram ), is a qualitative descriptive tool tha explains chemical bonding in molecules in terms of the molecular orbital theory in general and particularly adopts the linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method in its approach. A fundamental principle of these theories is that as atoms bond to each other to form molecules, a certain number of atomic orbitals combine to form an equal number of molecular orbitals , although the electrons involved may be redistributed among the orbitals. This tool is very well suited for simple diatomic molecules such as hydrogen molecule , oxygen molecule, and carbon monoxide but becomes more complex when discussing even comparatively simple polyatomic molecules, such as methane. MO diagrams usually explains why some molecules exist and others do not exist. It is used to predict bond strength of molecules, as well as the electronic transitions that can take place.

The MO diagram for carbon monoxide is shown in the image attached. It can clearly be seen that carbon monoxide has a bond order of three. The combination of carbon and oxygen atoms to form molecular orbitals of appropriate energy is also seen in the image.

radioactive decay occurs in unstable atomic nuclei – that is, ones that don't have enough binding energy to hold

the nucleus together due to an excess of either protons or neutrons.