Assuming that Hund's Rule is violated, the bond order and magnetic nature of the diatomic molecule B2 is
a.1 and diamagnetic
b.0 and diamagnetic
c.1 and paramagnetic
d.0 and paramagnetic
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55as there is no unpaired electron so it will be DIAMAGNETIC.
Bond Oreder = No.of bonding electrons - No.of antibonding electrons /2
i.e.= 6-4/2 =1
So the ans will be (a)1 and diamagnetic
156Apply MOT here.
Step 1 - Write down the actual distribution of electrons in the molecular orbitals for B2
Step 2 - You will find that the 10 electrons (5 each from each B atom) are distributed as:
Step 3 - From here calculate the Bond Order (No. of electrons in Bonding - Antibonding Molecular Orbitals)/2 and magnetism (paramagnetic if there are unpaired electrons or else diamagnetic)
Step 4 - Think of how this distribution of electrons would change if Hund's Rule is violated.
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