JEE AdvancedChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMultiple correct+4 / −2
Regarding the molecular orbital (MO) energy levels for homonuclear diatomic molecules, the INCORRECT statement(s) is(are)
- ABond order of is zero.
- BThe highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of is -type.
- CBond energy of is smaller than the bond energy of .
- DBond length of is larger than the bond length of .
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Correct answer: B, C
The user wants me to identify the incorrect statements about the molecular orbital (MO) energy levels of homonuclear diatomic molecules.
Let's analyze each statement based on Molecular Orbital Theory.
The general order of MO energy levels for homonuclear diatomic molecules is:
- For to (due to s-p mixing):
- For , , (s-p mixing is less significant):
The bond order (B.O.) is calculated as: where is the number of electrons in bonding molecular orbitals and is the number of electrons in anti-bonding molecular orbitals.
Analysis of Statement A:
A: Bond order of is zero.
- Neon (Ne) has an atomic number of 10. A molecule has electrons.
- The electronic configuration of is:
- Number of bonding electrons () = .
- Number of anti-bonding electrons () = .
- Bond order = .
- A bond order of zero indicates that the molecule is not stable.
- Thus, the statement is CORRECT.
Analysis of Statement B:
B: The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of is -type.
- Fluorine (F) has an atomic number of 9. An molecule has electrons.
- The electronic configuration of is:
- The highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO) are the degenerate and orbitals.
- These are -type orbitals, not -type.
- Thus, the statement is INCORRECT.
Analysis of Statement C:
C: Bond energy of is smaller than the bond energy of .
- Bond energy is directly proportional to bond order. Higher bond order implies higher bond energy.
- For (16 electrons): The electronic configuration is .... , . Bond order = .
- For (15 electrons): One electron is removed from the highest energy orbital of , which is an anti-bonding orbital. The configuration is .... , . Bond order = .
- Since the bond order of (2.5) is greater than the bond order of (2.0), the bond energy of is larger than the bond energy of .
- The statement claims the opposite.
- Thus, the statement is INCORRECT.
Analysis of Statement D:
D: Bond length of is larger than the bond length of .
- Bond length is inversely proportional to bond order.
- For (6 electrons): The electronic configuration is . , . Bond order = .
- For (10 electrons): The electronic configuration is . , . Bond order = .
- Both and have a bond order of 1. When bond orders are the same, bond length is determined by the atomic size of the constituent atoms.
- Lithium (Li) and Boron (B) are in the same period (Period 2). Atomic radius decreases across a period from left to right. Therefore, the atomic radius of Li is larger than that of B.
- Consequently, the bond length of will be larger than the bond length of .
- Thus, the statement is CORRECT.
The question asks for the INCORRECT statements, which are B and C.
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