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ChemistryCHEMICAL BONDINGMOTMedium2 minPYQ_2019
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According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following is true with respect toLi2+andLi2-?

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

According to molecular orbital theoryLi2+has 5 electrons-σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s1

Li2-has 7 electrons-σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s1

bondorder=electron  inbondingmolecularorbital-Electron  inAntibondingmolecularorbital2

Bond order ofLi2+=3-22=12

Bond order ofLi2-=4-32=12

As both have similar bond order, bothLi2+andLi2-will be stable.

Note:Li2-will be relatively unstable toLi2+as it has more electrons in anti bonding orbitals, so have more energy and having more repulsion soLi2-is less stable asLi2+

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:CHEMICAL BONDINGSubtopic:MOT
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2019

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