Question

Number of antibonding electrons in N2 is :

• A. 4
• B. 10
• C. 12
• D. 14

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

4

Answer 2

($\sigma$1s)2 ($\sigma$ *1s)2 ($\sigma$2s)2 ($\sigma$ *2s)2 ($\pi$2p2x = $\pi$2p2y )

($\sigma$2pz)2 ; number of anti bonding electrons in N2 is 4.

*represents antibonding molecular orbitals.