JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure
Among the following, the molecule expected to be stabilized by anion formation is
- A \(F_2\)
- B \(C_2\)
- C \(O_2\)
- D \(NO\)
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(B) \(C_2\)
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\(C_2\) configuration \(\sigma 1{s^2}{\sigma ^*}1{s^2}\sigma 2{s^2}{\sigma ^*}2{s^2}_{\pi 2{p_z}^2}^{\pi 2{p_y}^2}\sigma 2Px\) \(C_2^-\) configuration \(\sigma 1{s^2}{\sigma ^*}1{s^2}\sigma 2{s^2}{\sigma ^*}2{s^2}_{\pi 2{p_z}^2}^{\pi 2{p_y}^2}\sigma 2P_x^1\)
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