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What is the number of unpaired electron(s) in the highest occupied molecular orbital of the following species : N_2,N_2^+,O_2,O_2^+ ?

JEE Main 2023 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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What is the number of unpaired electron(s) in the highest occupied molecular orbital of the following species : N2,N2+,O2,O2+{N}_{2},N{}_{2}^{+},{O}_{2},{O}_{2}^{+}N2​,N2+​,O2​,O2+​ ?

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Held on 24 Jan 2023 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    0,1,2,10,1,2,10,1,2,1

  2. B

    2,1,2,12,1,2,12,1,2,1

  3. C

    0,1,0,10,1,0,10,1,0,1

  4. D

    2,1,0,12,1,0,12,1,0,1

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