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ChemistryNEET 2023Molecular orbital theory

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The correct order of energies of the molecular orbitals of the N2\mathrm{N_2} molecule is:

  1. A.σ1s<σ∗1s<σ2s<σ∗2s<(π2px=π2py)<σ2pz<(π∗2px=π∗2py)<σ∗2pz\sigma 1s < \sigma^* 1s < \sigma 2s < \sigma^* 2s < (\pi 2p_x = \pi 2p_y) < \sigma 2p_z < (\pi^* 2p_x = \pi^* 2p_y) < \sigma^* 2p_z✓
  2. B.σ1s<σ∗1s<σ2s<σ∗2s<σ2pz<(π2px=π2py)<(π∗2px=π∗2py)<σ∗2pz\sigma 1s < \sigma^* 1s < \sigma 2s < \sigma^* 2s < \sigma 2p_z < (\pi 2p_x = \pi 2p_y) < (\pi^* 2p_x = \pi^* 2p_y) < \sigma^* 2p_z
  3. C.σ1s<σ∗1s<σ2s<σ∗2s<σ2pz<σ∗2pz<(π2px=π2py)<(π∗2px=π∗2py)\sigma 1s < \sigma^* 1s < \sigma 2s < \sigma^* 2s < \sigma 2p_z < \sigma^* 2p_z < (\pi 2p_x = \pi 2p_y) < (\pi^* 2p_x = \pi^* 2p_y)
  4. D.σ1s<σ∗1s<σ2s<σ∗2s<(π2px=π2py)<(π∗2px=π∗2py)<σ2pz<σ∗2pz\sigma 1s < \sigma^* 1s < \sigma 2s < \sigma^* 2s < (\pi 2p_x = \pi 2p_y) < (\pi^* 2p_x = \pi^* 2p_y) < \sigma 2p_z < \sigma^* 2p_z

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