Q 1 :    

Number of molecules/species from the following having one unpaired electron is __________.

O2,O2-1,NO,CN-1,O22-                            [2024]



(2)

Molecules Number of electrons Electronic configuration Number of
unpaired electrons
     O2     16 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px1=π*2py1       2
     O2-     17 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px2=π*2py1       1
    NO     15 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px1=π*2py0       1 
    CN-     14 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<π2px2=π2py2<σ2pz2       0
    O22-     18 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px2=π*2py2       0

 



Q 2 :    

Number of molecules having bond order 2 from the following molecule is _________ .

C2,O2,Be2,Li2,Ne2,N2,He2                         [2024]



(2)

Molecule Electronic configuration Bond order =12[Nb-Na]
      C2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<π2px2=π2py2                     12[8-4]=2
      O2   σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px1=π*2py1                     12[10-6]=2
     Be2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2                     12[4-4]=0
     Li2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2                      12[4-2]=1
     Ne2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px2=π*2py2<σ*2pz2                      12[10-10]=0
     N2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<π2px2=π2py2<σ2pz2                      12[10-4]=3
     He2 σ1s2<σ*1s2                      12[2-2]=0

 



Q 3 :    

The total number of species from the following in which one unpaired electron is present, in ____________ .

N2,O2,C2-,O2-,O22-,H2+,CN-,He2+                              [2024]



(4)

Molecule Electronic configuration Number of unpaired electrons
       N2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<π2px2=π2py2<σ2pz2         0           
       O2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px1=π*2py1         2
       C2- σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<π2px2=π2py2<σ2pz1         1
       O2- σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px2=π*2py1         1
       O22- σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px2=π*2py2         0
      H2+ σ1s1         1
     CN- σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<π2px2=π2py2<σ2pz2         0
      He2+ σ1s2<σ*1s1         1

 



Q 4 :    

Total number of electrons present in (π*) molecular orbitals of O2,O2+ and O2- is _________ .               [2024]



(6)

Molecule Electronic configuration Electrons present in π*
       O2 σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px1=π*2py1                           2
       O2+ σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px1=π*2py0                           1
      O2- σ1s2<σ*1s2<σ2s2<σ*2s2<σ2pz2<π2px2=π2py2<π*2px2=π*2py1                           3

Sum = 2 + 1 + 3 = 6