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Q. The number of electrons that are paired in oxygen molecule is

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$O _{2} \rightarrow K K \sigma 2 s^{2} \sigma^{*} 2 s^{2} \sigma 2 p_{z}^{2} \pi 2 p_{x}^{2}=\pi 2 p_{y}^{2} \pi^{*} 2 p_{x}^{1}$

$=\pi^{*} 2 p_{y}$

Total paired electrons are $14$