find out the bond order of superoxide
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The MO electronic configuration of superoxide ion is Here The M.O. electronic configuration of peroxide ion is So, the bond order in superoxide ion is more than in peroxide ion.
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I need the molecular orbital energy level diagram for superoxide ion
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Upon adding another electron to this system, superoxide or hyperoxide is formed, which is O2-. The new electron enters the pi antibonding molecular orbital, and the net bond order decreases to 1.5 from 2. As the bond order decreases, the bond length increases.
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