C h em 112 Molecular Orbital Theory Supplem e ntal Problems 1. Which of these orbitals are anti bonding molecular orbitals?

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III A) B) C) D) E) F) G) I II III I and II II and III II, III, and IV I, III and IV

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2. Which one of the following diatomic molecules is least likely to exist? A) B) C) D) E) F) Li2 Be2 B2 C2 N2 O2

3. Based on molecular orbital theory, which one of the molecules in the list below has unpaired electrons? A) B) C) D) E) C2 N2 F2 O2 Li2

4. Based on molecular orbital theory, what is the the bond order of the HH bond in the H2+ ion? A) 0 B) 1/2 C) 1 D) 3/2 E) 2 5. Use this energy level diagram for the valence electrons to answer the next question.

What is the bond order of OF+ and how many unpaired electrons are there in the ion? Bond Order 1 0 2 1 2 # unpaired electrons 0 1 2 2 1

A) B) C) D) E)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________________________________ Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G B D B C