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What is the total number of bonding electrons present in a nitrogen...

What is the total number of bonding electrons present in a nitrogen (N2\mathrm{N}_2) molecule?

Options

  1. A1010
  2. B88
  3. C44
  4. D1414

Correct answer

A. 1010

Step-by-step solution

The total number of electrons in a nitrogen molecule (N2\mathrm{N}_2) is 1414.

The molecular orbital electronic configuration of N2\mathrm{N}_2 is:
\sigma_{1s}^{2} \sigma^{*}_{1s}^{2} \sigma_{2s}^{2} \sigma^{*}_{2s}^{2} \pi_{2p_x}^{2} \pi_{2p_y}^{2} \sigma_{2p_z}^{2}

The bonding molecular orbitals are σ1s\sigma_{1s}, σ2s\sigma_{2s}, π2px\pi_{2p_x}, π2py\pi_{2p_y}, and σ2pz\sigma_{2p_z}.

Total number of bonding electrons = 2+2+2+2+2=102 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10.

Answer: 1010
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