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COMEDK · Chemistry · 4. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which of the following options represent the correct bond order?

  1. A \(O_2^+ < O_2^- < O_2\)
  2. B \(O_2 < O_2^- < O_2^+\)
  3. C \(O_2^- < O_2^+ < O_2\)
  4. D \(O_2^- < O_2 < O_2^+\)
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Correct Answer

(D) \(O_2^- < O_2 < O_2^+\)

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The number of electrons in O\(_2\) is 16. The electronic configuration of O\(_2\) is \(\sigma_{1s}^{2} \sigma_{1s}^{*2} \sigma_{2s}^{2} \sigma_{2s}^{*2} \sigma_{2p_z}^{2} \pi_{2p_x}^{2} \pi_{2p_y}^{2} \pi_{2p_x}^{*1} \pi_{2p_y}^{*1}\). Bond order of O…