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Q.

Which of the following molecular species has unpaired electrons

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a

O2-

b

N2

c

O2-2

d

F2

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

According to MO theory, the electronic configurations of different molecules or ions are given below:

N2-14-σ1s2,σ*1s2,σ2s2,σ*2s2,π2pz2,σ2pz2

F2-18-σ1s2,σ*1s2,σ2s2,σ*2s2,σ2px2,π2py2=π2pz2,π*2py2=π*2pz2

O2--17-σ1s2,σ*1s2,σ2s2,σ*2s2,σ2px2,π2pZ2,=π2pz2,π*py2=π*2pz1

O2-2-18-σ1s2,σ*1s2,σ2s2,σ*2s2,σ2px2=π2pz2,π*2py2=π2pz2

In the above all species, O2- ion only contains one unpaired electron in its antibonding

molecular orbital. So, the correct answer is option “C”

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