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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Detailed Solution
During change of O2 to O2- the electronic configuration of O2 total e-=16 is σ1s2,σ*1s2,σ2s2,σ*2s2,σ2pz2π2px2≈π2pv2,π*2px1≈π*2pv1and configuration of O2-,totale-=17σ1s2,σ*1s2,σ2s2,σ*2s2,σ 2pz2,π2px2≈π2py2,π*2px2≈π*2py1Thus, electron goes in the π*-orbital.