Question

During the change of O2 to O2^- the electron is added to which one of the following orbitals?
A)pie* orbital
B) pie orbital
C) o-* orbital
D) o- orbital
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Answer 1

Explanation:

During change of O

2

to O

2

−

ion, the electron adds on π

∗

orbital.

The configuration of O

2

is

KKσ(2s)

2

σ

∗

(2s)

2

σ(2pz)

2

π(2px)

2

π(2py)

2

π

∗

(2px)

1

π

∗

(2py)

1

The configuration of O

2

−

is

KKσ(2s)

2

σ

∗

(2s)

2

σ(2pz)

2

π(2px)

2

π(2py)

2

π

∗

(2px)

2

π

∗

(2py)

1

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Answer 2

Answer:

orbital is the answer of the question