In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion N 2 + , the number of electrons in the σ 2 p molecular orbital is

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In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion

N_{2}^{+}

, the number of electrons in the

σ_{2 p}

molecular orbital is

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE MainJEE Main 2018 (15 Apr)

Options:

A $0$
B $2$
C $3$
D $1$

Solution:

2914 Upvotes Verified Answer

The correct answer is:

1

N_{2}^{+} \to σ 1 s^{2}, \overset{*}{σ} 1 s^{2}, σ 2 s^{2}, \overset{*}{σ} 2 s^{2}, [π 2 p_{x}^{2} = π 2 p_{y}^{2}], σ 2 p_{z}^{1}

The number of electron in

σ 2 p_{z}

is

1

.

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