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Q. The correct order of $C-O$ bond length among $CO,CO_{3}^{2 -},CO_{2}$ is

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More single bond character in resonance hybrid, more is the bond length. Hence the increasing bond length is $CO < CO_{2} < CO_{3}^{2 -}$