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Which of the following diatomic species gets stabilised by losing an electron?

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a

C2

b

CN-

c

O2

d

N2

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Stability based on Bond order. As bond order increases stability increases. 

After loosing an electron,

O2+(15e-)=σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2σ2pz2π2px2π2py2π2px*1π2py*0 ;  B.O=10-52=2.5 N2+(13e-)=σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2px2π2py2σ2pz1 ; B.O=9-42=2.5 C2+(11e-)=σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2px2π2py1 ; B.O=7-42=1.5 CN(13e-)=σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2px2π2py2σ2pz1 ; B.O=9-42=2.5

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Which of the following diatomic species gets stabilised by losing an electron?