Thermal decomposition of AgNO 3 produces two paramagnetic gases. The total number of electrons present in the antibonding molecular orbitals of the gas that has the higher number of unpaired electrons is

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Thermal decomposition of AgNO 3 produces two paramagnetic gases. The total number of electrons present in the antibonding molecular orbitals of the gas that has the higher number of unpaired electrons is  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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AgNO 3 arrow 2 Ag +2 NO 2+1 / 2 O 2 - Both NO 2 O 2 are paramagnetic - NO 2 is odd electron molecule with one unpaired electron - O 2 has two unpaired electrons <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/9bf5eafbd2c0a4950fb1c76eeeb54ccd-.png" /> Total number of antibonding electrons =6

Q. Thermal decomposition of $A g N O_{3}$ produces two paramagnetic gases. The total number of electrons present in the antibonding molecular orbitals of the gas that has the higher number of unpaired electrons is _____

$A g N O_{3} \to 2 A g + 2 N O_{2} + 1/2 O_{2}$
- Both $N O_{2} & O_{2}$ are paramagnetic
$- N O_{2}$ is odd electron molecule with one unpaired electron
$- O_{2}$ has two unpaired electrons

Total number of antibonding electrons $= 6$

Q. Thermal decomposition of AgNO3​ produces two paramagnetic gases. The total number of electrons present in the antibonding molecular orbitals of the gas that has the higher number of unpaired electrons is _____

AgNO3​→2Ag+2NO2​+1/2O2​ - Both NO2​&O2​ are paramagnetic −NO2​ is odd electron molecule with one unpaired electron −O2​ has two unpaired electrons Total number of antibonding electrons =6

Q. Thermal decomposition of $A g N O_{3}$ produces two paramagnetic gases. The total number of electrons present in the antibonding molecular orbitals of the gas that has the higher number of unpaired electrons is _____

$A g N O_{3} \to 2 A g + 2 N O_{2} + 1/2 O_{2}$
- Both $N O_{2} & O_{2}$ are paramagnetic
$- N O_{2}$ is odd electron molecule with one unpaired electron
$- O_{2}$ has two unpaired electrons

Total number of antibonding electrons $= 6$