The highest occupied molecular orbital for Ne2 is
- *2p
- 2p
- 2p
- *2p
Answer
(1) *2p
Solution
Ne2 contains a total of 20 electrons. Its molecular orbital electronic configuration is:
1s2 *21s 2s2 *22s 2pz2 ( 2px2 = 2py2) ( *22px = *22py) *22pz.
The orbital of highest energy containing electrons (HOMO) is *2p. Answer: (1)