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During change of $O^2$ to $O_2^-$ ion, the electron adds on which one of the following  orbitals?

A

$\sigma^*$ orbital

B

$\sigma$ orbital

C

$\pi^*$ orbital

D

$\pi$ orbital

Solution

Molecular orbital configuration of $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ (total $\mathrm{e}^{-}=16$ )

The electronic confiugration of oxygen is given as:

$\begin{array}{l}=1 \mathrm{s}^{2}, \sigma^{*} 1 \mathrm{s}^{2}, \sigma 2 \mathrm{s}^{2}, \sigma^{*} 2 \mathrm{s}^{2}, \sigma 2 \mathrm{p}_{z}^{2}, \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}^{2}=\pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}^{2}, \pi^{*} 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}^{1}=\pi^{*} 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}^{1} \\ \mathrm{O}_{2}^{-}=8+8+1=17\end{array}$

Thus, during the change of $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ to $\mathrm{O}_{2}^{-}$ the electron is added into $\pi^{*}$ orbital.

Standard 11
Chemistry

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