JEE Main 2021 — Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift
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AX is a covalent diatomic molecule where A and X are second row elements of periodic table. Based on Molecular orbital theory, the bond order of AX is 2.5. The total number of electrons in AX is __________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
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The compound AX is NO its bond order is 2.5 and it has total 15 electrons.
Note : Total number of electrons equal to 13 will also have the 2.5 bond order. But in this case neutral diatomic molecule will not be possible.
Note : Total number of electrons equal to 13 will also have the 2.5 bond order. But in this case neutral diatomic molecule will not be possible.
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