(a) Draw the molecular orbital energy-level diagram for O 2 . Using the diagram, determine the bond...

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(a) Draw the molecular orbital energy-level diagram for O2. Using the diagram, determine the bond order and magnetic properties of O2.

(b) What molecular property of oxygen is explained by its molecular orbital diagram but not by its Lewis structure?

(c) Describe the nature of the highest occupied molecular orbital—is it bonding, antibonding, or nonbonding?

(d) Predict the bond order and magnetic properties of the peroxide ion and the superoxide ion on the basis of molecular orbital theory.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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