What is the number of unpaired electron(s) in the highest occupied molecular orbital of the following species : $\mathrm{{N_2};N_2^ + ;{O_2};O_2^ + }$ ?
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<th class="tg-c3ow">$\begin{gathered}\text { No. of unpaired electron in } \\\text { highest occupied } \\\text { molecular orbital }\end{gathered}$</th>
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<td class="tg-c3ow">$\mathrm{N}_{2}$</td>
<td class="tg-c3ow">0</td>
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<td class="tg-c3ow">$\mathrm{N}_{2}^{\oplus}$</td>
<td class="tg-c3ow">1</td>
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<td class="tg-c3ow">$\mathrm{O}_{2}$</td>
<td class="tg-c3ow">2</td>
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<td class="tg-c3ow">$\mathrm{O}_{2}^{\oplus}$</td>
<td class="tg-c3ow">1</td>
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · Topic: Ionic and Covalent Bonding
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