fluorine molecule(f2)
Asked by ritamkumar
| 22nd Aug, 2010,
05:26: AM
Expert Answer:
Each fluorine atom has 9 protons, 10 neutrons and 9 electrons
The molecular orbital diagram for a diatomic fluorine molecule, F2, is

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It has 10 electrons in molecular orbitals and 8 electrons in antibonding M.O
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Therefore F2 has a bond order of 1. Bond Order = 1/2(10 - 8) = 1
It has 10 electrons in molecular orbitals and 8 electrons in antibonding M.O
Therefore F2 has a bond order of 1. Bond Order = 1/2(10 - 8) = 1
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| 22nd Aug, 2010,
08:15: AM
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