During change of O2 to O2- ion, the electron adds on which one of the following orbitals
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a
π∗ orbital
b
π orbital
c
σ′ orbital
d
σ orbital
answer is A.
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O2⟶+1e−O2−Molecular orbital configuration of O2 σ1s2σ∗1s2σ2s2σ∗2s2σ2pz2π2px2=π2py2π∗2px1=π∗2py1therefore incoming e− would enter into π∗2pxmolecular orbital