MCQ
Thermal decomposition of $AgNO _3$ produces two paramagnetic gases. The total number of electrons present in the antibonding molecular orbitals of the gas that has the higher number of unpaired electrons is. . . . .
  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $3$
  • C
    $4$
  • $6$

Answer

Correct option: D.
$6$
d
$AgNO _3 \rightarrow 2 Ag +2 NO _2+1 / 2 O _2$

- Both $NO _2$ & $O _2$ are paramagnetic

$- NO _2$ is odd electron molecule with one unpaired electron

$- O _2$ has two unpaired electrons

Total number of antibonding electrons $=6$

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