Molecular Orbital Theory Correctly Predicts Diamagnetism of Fluorine Gas,F₂

question 21

Multiple Choice

Molecular Orbital theory correctly predicts diamagnetism of fluorine gas,F₂.This is because ________.

• A)the bond order in F₂ can be shown to be equal to 1
• B)there are more electrons in the bonding orbitals than in the antibonding orbitals
• C)all electrons in the MO electron configuration of F₂ are paired
• D)the energy of the π_2pMOs is higher than that of the σ_2p MO
• E)the F-F bond enthalpy is very low

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