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MHT CET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Identify the correct increasing order of energies of molecular orbitals for \(\mathrm{F}_2\) molecule.

  1. A \({ }^* 1 \mathrm{~s}<\sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}<{ }^* 2 \mathrm{~s}<\sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}\)
  2. B \(\sigma 1 s<\stackrel{*}{\sigma} 1 s<\sigma 2 s<\stackrel{*}{\sigma} 2 s\)
  3. C \(\sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}<\sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}<{ }^* \sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}<{ }^* \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}\)
  4. D \(\sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}<\sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}<\sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}<\sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}\)
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(B) \(\sigma 1 s<\stackrel{*}{\sigma} 1 s<\sigma 2 s<\stackrel{*}{\sigma} 2 s\)

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