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Bond order and magnetic moment of $CO^+$ is

2.5 and paramagnetic moment

3.5 and diamagnetic moment

3.5 and paramagentic moment

2.5 and diamagnetic moment

Answer

3.5 and paramagentic moment

Explanation

HOMO of CO is a $?$ -non-bonding orbital with a fair degree of antibonding character. Loss of one electron lowers the anti-bonding electron number.

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