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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2021 · 31 Aug · Shift 2 · Q20
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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2021 · 31 Aug · Shift 2 · Q20

JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureNumerical+4 / −1
According to molecular orbital theory, the number of unpaired electron(s) in O22−O_2^{2 - }O22−​ is :
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Correct answer: 0

  1. Count total electrons in O22−O_2^{2-}O22−​

Each oxygen atom has 888 electrons, so neutral O2O_2O2​ has: 8+8=16extelectrons8+8=16 ext{ electrons}8+8=16extelectrons The charge 2−2-2− means 222 extra electrons are added: 16+2=18extelectrons16+2=18 ext{ electrons}16+2=18extelectrons

  1. Write the molecular orbital filling for O22−O_2^{2-}O22−​

For O2O_2O2​, F2F_2F2​, and their ions, the MO energy order is: σ(1s)<σ∗(1s)<σ(2s)<σ∗(2s)<σ(2pz)<π(2px)=π(2py)<π∗(2px)=π∗(2py)<σ∗(2pz)\sigma(1s)<\sigma^*(1s)<\sigma(2s)<\sigma^*(2s)<\sigma(2p_z)<\pi(2p_x)=\pi(2p_y)<\pi^*(2p_x)=\pi^*(2p_y)<\sigma^*(2p_z)σ(1s)<σ∗(1s)<σ(2s)<σ∗(2s)<σ(2pz​)<π(2px​)=π(2py​)<π∗(2px​)=π∗(2py​)<σ∗(2pz​)

Now place 181818 electrons in these orbitals: σ(1s)2 σ∗(1s)2 σ(2s)2 σ∗(2s)2 σ(2pz)2 [π(2px)]2 [π(2py)]2 [π∗(2px)]2 [π∗(2py)]2\sigma(1s)^2\,\sigma^*(1s)^2\,\sigma(2s)^2\,\sigma^*(2s)^2\,\sigma(2p_z)^2\,[\pi(2p_x)]^2\,[\pi(2p_y)]^2\,[\pi^*(2p_x)]^2\,[\pi^*(2p_y)]^2σ(1s)2σ∗(1s)2σ(2s)2σ∗(2s)2σ(2pz​)2[π(2px​)]2[π(2py​)]2[π∗(2px​)]2[π∗(2py​)]2

  1. Check for unpaired electrons

All occupied molecular orbitals contain paired electrons. Hence, the number of unpaired electrons is: 000

  1. Final answer

The number of unpaired electron(s) in O22−O_2^{2-}O22−​ is: 0\boxed{0}0​

  1. Comparison with stored correct answer

Stored correct answer = 000

My derived answer also = 000, so they agree.

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