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JEE Main 9 April 2024, Shift 2, Chemistry Q82

Question 82 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 22 of 30, Section B.

Total number of electrons present in

(\pi^*)

molecular orbitals of

\mathrm{O_2}

\mathrm{O_2^{+}}

and

\mathrm{O_2^{-}}

is ________.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic: Molecular Orbital Theory
Idea tested: Counting Antibonding Electrons

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