According to MO theory which of the following lists ranks the nitrogen species in terms of increasing bond order ?

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Key Idea Bond order = N _ b - N _ a 2 where, N _ b = number of electrons in bonding M O N _ a = number of electrons in anti bonding M O aligned & N ₂(7+7=14)= 1 ~s ^2, * 1 ~s ^2, 2 ~s ^2, * 2 ~s ^2, 2 p _ x ^2 & 2 p _ y ^2, 2 p _ z ^2 aligned aligned & BO = 10-4 2 =3 & ~N ₂(7+7+1=15) &= 1 ~s ^2, * 1 ~s ^2, 2 ~s ^2, & * 2 ~s ^2, 2 p _z^2, 2 p _ x ^2 2 p _ y ^2, 2 p _ x ^1 aligned aligned & BO = 10-5 2 =2.5 & ~N ₂²⁻(7+7+2=16) aligned aligned & = 1 ~s ^2, 1 ~s ^2, 2 ~s ^2, 2 ~s ^2, 2 p _ z ^2, 2 p _ z ^2 & 2 p _ y ^2,