Why is there a triple bond in CO and NO+?

Subject: Why is there a triple bond in CO and NO+?

Date: Wed Mar 30 18:52:04 2005
Posted by Josh
Grade level: grad (science) School: Greenhills School
City: Ann Arbor State/Province: MI Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1112230324.Ch

Message:


Beyond the "octet rule", what reasons if any does CO and NO+ have a triple 
bond. It just seems odd that oxygen would have a formal charge of +1 since it 
is more electronegative that C or N. Is the triple bond real? To me, it seem 
that a double bond between the CO or NO makes more sense since it puts a 
formal charge on -1. Don't be afraid to bring up MOs.

Re: Why is there a triple bond in CO and NO+?

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