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Number of anti bonding electrons in O2 molecule are

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a

2

b

10

c

6

d

4

answer is B.

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The bonding electrons are those electrons located in bonding MO's. They are shown in green in the above diagram.
Now focus on finding the number of anti-bonding electrons, which are located in antibonding MO's. They are shown in red in the above diagram. This gives you a total of 6 antibonding electrons.

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