22) (8 points) Give an explanation why the bond order of N? is greater than that of N?+, but the bond order of O? is less than that of O?+. Show work on the molecular orbital diagrams.
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N2 has a total of 14 valence electrons (7 from each nitrogen atom). We start by filling the molecular orbitals with the lowest energy first. The molecular orbital diagram for N2 is as follows: σ2s* (antibonding) σ2s (bonding) σ2p* (antibonding) π2p Show more…
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