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Identify correct statements about NO molecule:

(i) When NO is ionized to NO+, the electron is removed from the π*2p orbital.

(ii) Bond order of NO is 2.5 and bond order of NO+ is 3.

(iii) Bond length of NO+ is greater than that of NO.

(iv) It is similar to N2- in all respect.

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Important Questions on Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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According to MOT,O2 is paramagnetic in nature, what is the number of electrons in anti bonding molecular orbitals?

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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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Decreasing order of stability of O2, O2-, O2+ and O22- is:

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Which of the following options represents the correct bond order?
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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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If an extra electron is added to the hypothetical molecule C2, this extra electron will occupy the molecular orbital:-
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Which of the following diatomic molecules would be stabilised by the removal of an electron?
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The formation of molecular orbitals can be described by the linear combination of atomic orbitals. Which one of the following correctly represents the formation of bonding molecular orbital from the atomic orbitals having wave functions ψA and ψB?
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Stability of the species  Li 2 , Li 2 - and Li 2 +  increases in the order of
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Which of the following diatomic molecular species has only π bonds according to Molecular Orbital Theory?
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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 molecules is expected to exhibit paramagnetic behaviour?
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During the change of O2 to O2- , the incoming electron goes to the orbital:
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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.