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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The correct pair of species with (A) the highest bond order and (B) diamagnetic character is

  1. A \(\begin{array}{ll}\mathrm{O}_2 & \mathrm{O}_2^{+}\end{array}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{O}_2^{+} \quad \mathrm{O}_2^{2-}\)
  3. C \(\begin{array}{ll}\mathrm{O}_2^{-} & \mathrm{O}_2\end{array}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{O}_2^{2-} \quad \mathrm{O}_2^{+}\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{O}_2^{+} \quad \mathrm{O}_2^{2-}\)

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M.O. of O2 :