Explain the following: (a) The peroxide ion, O22-, has a longer bond length than the superoxide ion,

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Explain the following:
(a) The peroxide ion, O22-, has a longer bond length than the superoxide ion, O2-.
(b) The magnetic properties of B2 are consistent with the π2p MOs being lower in energy than the σ2p MO.
(c) The O22+ ion has a stronger O-O bond than O2 itself.
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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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