Draw the molecular orbital diagram of N2 ^+2
To draw the molecular orbital diagram of N2^+2, we first need to consider the atomic orbitals of nitrogen. Nitrogen has a total of 14 electrons (7 from each nitrogen atom).
The molecular orbital diagram will consist of the following molecular orbitals:
- Two sigma (σ) bonding orbitals
- Two sigma star (σ*) anti-bonding orbitals
- Two pi (π) bonding orbitals
- Two pi star (π*) anti-bonding orbitals
The molecular orbital diagram of N2^+2 will look as follows:
1.σ2s bonding
2.σ2s anti-bonding
3.σ2p bonding
4.π2p bonding
5.σ2p anti-bonding
6.π2p anti-bonding
The diagram will show the filled molecular orbitals with the 14 electrons distributed based on the Aufbau principle and Hund's rule. The overall configuration will be (σ1s)^2(σ1s*)^2(σ2s)^2(σ2s*)^2(σ2p)^2(π2p)^4(σ2p*)^2(π2p*)^2.