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Bonding molecular orbitals are formed if two atomic orbitals are overlapping destructively.

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Important Questions on Chemical Bonding

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According to MOT,O2 is paramagnetic in nature, what is the number of electrons in anti bonding molecular orbitals?

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After understanding the assertion and reason, choose the correct option.

Assertion: In the bonding molecular orbital (MO) of H 2 , electron density is increased between the nuclei.
Reason: The bonding MO is ψA+ψB , which shows destructive interference of the combining electron waves.
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Which statements are correct for the peroxide ion ?
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If an extra electron is added to the hypothetical molecule C2, this extra electron will occupy the molecular orbital:-
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Which of the following options represents the correct bond order?
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In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion N2+ , the number of electrons in the σ2p molecular orbital is
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The formation of molecular orbitals can be described by the linear combination of atomic orbitals. Which one of the following correctly represents the formation of bonding molecular orbital from the atomic orbitals having wave functions ψA and ψB?
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Which of the following diatomic molecules would be stabilised by the removal of an electron?
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Which of the following diatomic molecular species has only π bonds according to Molecular Orbital Theory?
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During the change of O2 to O2- , the incoming electron goes to the orbital:
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Match List-I with List-II

  List-I   List-II
A ΨMO=ΨA-ΨB I Dipole moment
B μ=Q×r II Bonding molecular orbital
C Nb-Na2 III Anti-bonding molecualr orbital
D ΨMO=ΨA+ΨB IV Bond order
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For diatomic molecules, the correct statement(s) about the molecular orbitals formed by the overlap of two 2pz orbitals is(are)
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How many nodes are there in the anti-bonding molecular orbital formed by two 2s atomic orbitals?
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Show that if two atoms bond along their z axes, the various d orbitals can combine to form σ,π or δ (delta) type molecular orbitals.
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A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. A hydrogen molecule is
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Which of the following molecular/atomic orbitals have gerade symmetry or centre of symmetry?
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The number of nodal planes present in the  σ*s-antibonding orbital are
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Main axis of a diatomic molecule is Z. Atomic orbital px  and py overlapp to form which of the following orbitals?
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Sketch the shapes of molecular orbitals formed by the overlap of two s-orbitals. Name the orbitals formed in each case.