Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.99QE
The molecular orbital diagram of NO shown in Figure 10.47 also applies to the following species. Write the molecular orbital electron configuration of each, indicating the bond order and the number of unpaired electrons.
- (a) CN
- (b) CO–
- (c) BeB–
- (d) BC+
Figure 10.47 Molecular orbital diagram for nitric oxide (NO). The molecular orbital diagram for NO predicts a bond order of 2.5 and predicts that the molecule is paramagnetic with one unpaired electron. These predictions are verified by experimental measurements.
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