Chemical BondingHard

Question

Which of the following species does not exist under normal condition ?

Options

A.Be2+
B.Be2
C.B2
D.Li2

Solution

Molecules with zero bond order, do not exist.
(a) Be2+(4 + 4 - 1 = 7)
= σls2, σ*ls2, σ2s2,  σ*2s1
BO = = 0.5
(b) Be2 (4 + 4 = 8 )
= σls2, σ*ls2, σ2s2,  σ*2s2
BO = = 0
(c) B2 (5 + 5 = 10)
= σls2, σ*ls2, σ2s2,  σ*2s2, π2px1 π2py1
BP = = 1
(d) Li2 (5 + 5 = 10)
= σls2, σ*ls2, σ2s2
BO = = 1
Thus, Be2 does not exist under normal condition.

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