4.Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
hard

Which of the following has unpaired electron $(s)$ ?

A

$N_2$

B

$O_2^ - $

C

$N_2^{2 + }$

D

$O_2^{2 - }$

(JEE MAIN-2014)

Solution

$O_2^ – (17) = KK{(\sigma 2s)^2}({\sigma ^*}2{s^2}){(\sigma 2{p_x})^2}$

${(\pi 2{p_y})^2}{(\pi 2{p_z})^2}{({\pi ^*}2{p_y})^2}{({\pi ^*}2{p_z})^1}$

one unpaired electron – Paramagnetic

Standard 11
Chemistry

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