4.7.5 - Electronic Configuration and Molecular Behaviour
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Practice Questions
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What is bond order?
💡 Hint: Remember Nb is from bonding orbitals while Na is from antibonding orbitals.
Define diamagnetic.
💡 Hint: Think about the presence of unpaired electrons for the counterpart.
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What determines if a molecule is stable?
💡 Hint: Focus on bonding vs. antibonding in stability.
Which type of molecular orbital has a higher energy?
💡 Hint: Remember the definitions of bonding and antibonding.
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Given the molecules N2, O2, and F2, compare their magnetic properties and bond orders.
💡 Hint: Calculate bond orders using Nb and Na and observe unpaired electrons.
Explain why the bond length decreases with increasing bond order, using examples.
💡 Hint: Consider the attractive forces acting on the atoms.
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