Which of the following molecules or ions are paramagnetic? What is the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) in each one? Assume the molecular orbital diagram in Figure 9.16 applies to all of them.
(a) NO
(b) OF⁻
(c) O₂²⁻
(d) Ne₂⁺

Data given in Figure 9.16

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ENERGY 2p 2p 2p 25 1s atomic orbitals 2p π TT 2p 2p 02P 2p 2p * 0 25 025 015 molecular orbitals for B₂, C₂, and N₂ 2p 2p 2p 2s 1s atomic orbitals N₂ molecular orbitals (20 3. TT 20 020 TT2P * 25 0825