Arrange the following in increasing order of their bond order: $O_2$, $O_2^{+}$, $O_2^{-}$, and $O_2^{2-}$.

Question

$O_2^{+}$, $O_2$, $O_2^{-}$, $O_2^{2-}$

$O_2$, $O_2^{+}$, $O_2^{-}$, $O_2^{2-}$

$O_2^{-}$, $O_2^{2-}$, $O_2$, $O_2^{+}$

$O_2^{2-}$, $O_2^{-}$, $O_2^{+}$, $O_2$

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