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  4. In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion, N2+, the number of electrons in the σ2p molecular orbital is :

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Q. In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion, $N_2{^{+}}$, the number of electrons in the $\sigma_{2p}$ molecular orbital is :

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Solution:

The arrangement of electrons in molecular orbitals is as follows:

$\sigma 1 s^{2},\, \sigma^{*} 1 s^{2},\, \sigma 2 s^{2},\, \sigma^{*} 2 s^{2},\, \pi 2 p_{y}^{2}=\pi 2 p_{z}^{2},\, \sigma 2 p_{x}^{1}$