The correct molecular orbital diagram for F 2 molecule in the ground state is

The correct molecular orbital diagram for F2 molecule in the ground state is

Solution

The electronic configuration of fluorine atom is 1s22s22p5. The fluorine molecule has 18 electrons. The s-p mixing occurs when the s and p orbitals have similar energies. The energy difference between 2s and 2p orbitals in O, F, and Ne is greater than that in Li, Be, B, C, and N. Hence, the molecular orbital electronic configuration of F2 is σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2σ2pz2π2px2=π2py2π*2px2=π*2py2σ*2pz

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Asked in: JEE Advanced 2023 (Paper 2)

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