f. a B+ BO+ O. + 3

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Chapter7: Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure
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Given that the following MO-energy-level diagram applies to the the diatomic molecular cation BO+, match the letter label of each energy level with the corresponding orbital descriptor. (See attached image!)

O2p
σ2p
σ2s*
π2p
σ2p*
B+2s
π2p*
σ2s
O2s
B+2p

Does this diagram display the effect of s-p orbital mixing? YES or NO?

Which kind of magnetism would be observed for this cation?
 paramagnetism
 diamagnetism

What is the bond order for this cation? 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 2.0

f.
a
B+
BO+
O.
+ 3
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