MHT CET Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMHT CET

Which of the following molecule will be stabilized by losing one electron from its HOMO?

Answer: (D)

Solution

Removing an electron stabilises a molecule only if the HOMO is antibonding: in the HOMO is , so has bond order 2.5 > 2;

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