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Consider the following species,
1. O 2 2 ,2. CO + ,3. O 2 +
Among these , sigma bond alone is present in

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Important Questions on Chemical Bonding

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In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion N2+ , the number of electrons in the σ2p molecular orbital is
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Which of the following options represents the correct bond order?
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Consider the following species:

(i) O 2 2

(ii) C O +

(iii) O 2 +

Among the following, sigma bond alone is present in -
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Which one of the following molecules is expected to exhibit paramagnetic behaviour?
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In which of the following processes, the bond order has increased and paramagnetic character has changed to diamagnetic?
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Which of the following species is not paramagnetic?
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Which one of the following molecules is paramagnetic?
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Two pi and half sigma bonds are present in:
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After understanding the assertion and reason, choose the correct option.

Assertion: In the bonding molecular orbital (MO) of H 2 , electron density is increased between the nuclei.
Reason: The bonding MO is ψA+ψB , which shows destructive interference of the combining electron waves.
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Stability of the species  Li 2 , Li 2 - and Li 2 +  increases in the order of
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According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following is true with respect to Li2+ and Li2- ?
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Which of the following is paramagnetic?
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In which of the following pairs of molecules/ions, both the species are not likely to exist?
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Which one of the following pairs of species has the same bond order?
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Which of the following has unpaired electron(s)?
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Which one of the following properties is not shown by NO ?
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The correct bond order in the following species is:
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Consider the following species,

CN+, CN-1, NO and CN

Which one of these will have the highest bond order?
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Decreasing order of stability of O2, O2-, O2+ and O22- is: