Question

Fluorine molecule is formed by

• A. the axial p-p orbital overlap
• B. the sideways p-p orbital overlap
• C. the 5-5 orbital overlap
• D. the 5-p orbital overlap

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The electronic configuration of fluorine atom is $ _{9}F=1{{s}^{2}},2{{s}^{2}},2{{p}^{5}} $
The $ {{p}_{z}} $ orbitals of two fluorine atoms overlap axially to form a fluorine molecule.