Molecular Orbital Theory

For the

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molecule, we follow the molecular orbital theory. The electron configuration for

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is as follows:

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From this configuration, there are 10 bonding electrons and 6 antibonding electrons. The presence of two unpaired electrons in the antibonding orbitals (

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) indicates that the molecule is paramagnetic.

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Molecular Orbital Theory

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