(a) Construct an MO diagram for the formation of O 2 ; use only the valence orbitals...

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(a) Construct an MO diagram for the formation of O2; use only the valence orbitals of the oxygen atoms. 

(b) Use the diagram to rationalize the following trend in O__O bond distances: O2, 121 pm; [O2]+, 112 pm; [O2], 134 pm; [O2]2−, 149 pm. 

(c) Which of these species are paramagnetic?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

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Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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