KCET2011ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
When O ₂ is converted into O ₂⁺
Options
- Aboth paramagnetic character and bond order increase
- Bbond order decreases
- Cparamagnetic character increases
- Dparamagnetic character decreases and the bond order increases
Correct answer
D. paramagnetic character decreases and the bond order increases
Step-by-step solution
(i) O ₂-( 1 s)²( * 1 s)²( 2 s)² ( ^ * 2 s )² aligned & ( 2 p_ z )² ( 2 p_ x )² ( 2 p_ y )² ( * 2 p_ x )¹ & ( ^ * 2 p_ y )¹ aligned Bond order = N_ b -N_ a 2 = 8-4 2 =2 O ₂ molecule having 2 unpaired electron. (ii) O ₂⁺-( 1 s)² ( ^ * 1 s )²( 2 s)² ( ^ * 2 s )² aligned & ( 2 p_ z )² ( 2 p_ x )² ( 2 p_ y )² ( ^ * 2 p_ x )¹ & ( ^ * 2 p_ y )⁰ aligned Bond order = 8-3 2 =2.5 O ₂⁺ ion having only 1 unpaired electron. Hence, when O ₂ is converted into O ₂⁺ paramagnetic character decrease and the bond order increases.