Using the molecular orbital energy ordering for second-row homonuclear diatomic molecules in which the 2p orbitals

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Using the molecular orbital energy ordering for second-row homonuclear diatomic molecules in which the π2p orbitals lie at higher energy than the σ2p, draw MO energy diagrams and predict the bond order in a molecule or ion with each number of total valence electrons. Will the molecule or ion be diamagnetic or paramagnetic?

a. 10 

b. 12 

c. 13 

d. 14

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