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Chemistry
According to molecular orbital theory for O 2 +
Q. According to molecular orbital theory for
O
2
+
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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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A
bond order is less than
O
2
and
O
2
+
is paramagnetic
28%
B
bond order is more than
O
2
and
O
2
+
is paramagnetic
53%
C
bond order is less than
O
2
and
O
2
+
is diamagnetic
12%
D
bond order is more than
O
2
and
O
2
+
is diamagnetic
7%
Solution:
Bond order for
O
2
=
2
and for
O
2
+
=
2.5
Both are paramagnetic
(
O
2
has 2 unpaired electrons,
O
2
+
has one unpaired electron).