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(a) Construct an MO diagram for the formation of O2; use only the valence orbitals of the...

(a) Construct an MO diagram for the formation of O2; use only the valence orbitals of the oxygen atoms,


(b) Use the diagram to rationalize the following trend in 0—0 bond distances: O2, 121pm; (O2]+, 112pm; |O2], 134pm: [O212-, 149 pm. (c) Which of these species are paramagnetic?

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