Which of the following is true of O2 2- ? it has a bond order of 2 It is diamagnetic It is paramagnetic it has more antibonding electrons than bonding electrons it is heteronuclear
Formal Charges
Formal charges have an important role in organic chemistry since this concept helps us to know whether an atom in a molecule is neutral/bears a positive or negative charge. Even if some molecules are neutral, the atoms within that molecule need not be neutral atoms.
Polarity Of Water
In simple chemical terms, polarity refers to the separation of charges in a chemical species leading into formation of two polar ends which are positively charged end and negatively charged end. Polarity in any molecule occurs due to the differences in the electronegativities of the bonded atoms. Water, as we all know has two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. As oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen thus, there exists polarity in the bonds which is why water is known as a polar solvent.
Valence Bond Theory Vbt
Valence bond theory (VBT) in simple terms explains how individual atomic orbitals with an unpaired electron each, come close to each other and overlap to form a molecular orbital giving a covalent bond. It gives a quantum mechanical approach to the formation of covalent bonds with the help of wavefunctions using attractive and repulsive energies when two atoms are brought from infinity to their internuclear distance.
Which of the following is true of O2 2- ?
it has a bond order of 2
It is diamagnetic
It is paramagnetic
it has more antibonding electrons than bonding electrons
it is heteronuclear
According to the molecular orbital theory, the atomic orbitals combine to forms molecular orbitals. The number of molecular orbitals is equal to the number of atomic orbitals. Half of the molecular orbitals have lower energy than the atomic orbitals, these molecular orbitals are known as the bonding molecular orbitals (BMO). And the remaining half of molecular orbitals have an energy higher than the atomic orbital, these molecular orbitals are known as the antibonding molecular orbital (ABMO).
The molecular orbital diagram of is as follows:
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