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The lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of O2 molecule according to MOT is a

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Important Questions on Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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Which of the following is paramagnetic?
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Stability of the species  Li 2 , Li 2 - and Li 2 +  increases in the order of
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The diamagnetic species is:
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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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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 properties is not shown by NO ?
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Which of the following species is not paramagnetic?
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Assuming 2s – 2p mixing is NOT operative, the paramagnetic species among the following is
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Which one of the following molecules is expected to exhibit paramagnetic behaviour?
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Two pi and half sigma bonds are present in:
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Which of the following has unpaired electron(s)?
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Decreasing order of stability of O2, O2-, O2+ and O22- is:

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Which one of the following molecules is paramagnetic?
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Which one of the following pairs of species has the same bond order?
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According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following molecule will not be available?
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Among the following, the molecule expected to be stabilized by anion formation is:
C2, O2, NO, F2
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Among the following molecules/ ions, 

C22-, N22-,O22-, O2

Which one is diamagnetic and has the shortest bond length?

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Which of the following options represents the correct bond order?
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The correct bond order in the following species is:
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In which of the following processes, the bond order has increased and paramagnetic character has changed to diamagnetic?