Total number of electrons present in $\left(\pi^*\right)$ molecular orbitals of $\mathrm{O}_2, \mathrm{O}_2^{+}$ and $\mathrm{O}_2^{-}$ is ________.
Answer (integer)
6
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{O}_2(16 \mathrm{e}):\left(\sigma_{1 \mathrm{~s}}\right)^2\left(\sigma_{1 \mathrm{~s}}^*\right)^2\left(\sigma_{2 \mathrm{~s}}\right)^2\left(\sigma_{2 \mathrm{~s}}^*\right)^2 \\
& \left(\sigma_{2 \mathrm{p}}\right)^2\left[\left(\pi_{2 \mathrm{p}}\right)^2=\left(\pi_{2 \mathrm{p}}\right)^2\right],\left[\left(\pi_{2 \mathrm{p}}^*\right)^1=\left(\pi_{2 \mathrm{p}}^*\right)^1\right]
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>Number of $\mathrm{e}^{-}$ present in $\left(\pi^*\right)$ of $\mathrm{O}_2=2$</p>
<p>Number of $\mathrm{e}^{-}$ present in $\left(\pi^*\right)$ of $\mathrm{O}_2^{+}=1$</p>
Number of $\mathrm{e}^{-}$ present in $\left(\pi^*\right)$ of $\mathrm{O}_2^{-}=3$</p>
<p>So total $\mathrm{e}^{-}$ in $\left(\pi^*\right)=2+1+3=6$</p>
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · Topic: Ionic and Covalent Bonding
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