Changing the Bond Order

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You can reduce or increase the order of bonds in a structure by using the Bond Properties dialog box or with the shortcut menus as follows.

To reduce the bond order:

1. Point to the bond to change and Control-click.

2. Choose the appropriate bond type from the shortcut menu that appears.

To use the eraser tool to reduce the bond order:

1. Click the Eraser tool.

2. Click a single, double, or triple bond.

The bond order is reduced by one.