JEE Main202125 Feb 2021Morning ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
According to molecular orbital theory, the species among the following that does not exist is:
Options
- AHe 2 -
- BO 2 2 -
- CHe 2 +
- DBe 2
Correct answer
D. Be 2
Step-by-step solution
Chemical Species Bond Order He 2 + 0 . 5 He 2 - 0 . 5 Be 2 0 O 2 2 - 1 According to M.O.T. If bond order of chemical species is zero then that chemical species does not exist. The bond order (half the difference in the numbers of bonding and antibonding electrons) for such a diatomic entity is zero.