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Why Li_2^+ is more stable than Li_2 ? According to J.D Lee, compounds with fraction bond number are unstable--Li2+ BOND ORDER = 0.5 Li2 BOND ORDER =1 Hence Li2+ must be unstable than Li2 but then why Li2 is more stable than Li2+. Please explain reasons.