Question

The increasing order of energies of various
molecular orbitals for O2 and F2 is:​

Answer 1

The increasing order of energies of various molecular orbitals of N

2

is given below:

σ1s<σ

∗

1s<σ2s<σ

∗

2s<π2p

x

=π2p

y

<σ2p

z

<π

∗

2p

x

=π

∗

2p

y

<σ

∗

2p

z

Answer 2

Answer:

The increasing order of energies of various molecular orbitals for O2 and F2 is given below:

1s <*1s < 2s < *2s < 2pz < (2px = 2py) < *2px = *2py) <*2pz