Write the electron configuration for the first excited state for N2 - that is, the state with

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Write the electron configuration for the first excited state for N2 - that is, the state with the highest-energy electron moved to the next available energy level.
(a) Is the nitrogen in its first excited state diamagnetic or paramagnetic?
(b) Is the N-N bond strength in the first excited state stronger or weaker compared to that in the ground state? Explain.
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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