(A) \(\mathrm{Ne}_2\left(20 \mathrm{e}^{-}\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow \sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{z}}{ }^2 \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}{ }^2 \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}{ }^2 \pi^* 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}{ }^2 \pi^* 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}{ }^2 \sigma^* 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{z}}{ }^2\)
Bond order \(=\frac{10-10}{2}=0 \Rightarrow\) (iii) of List-II.
(B) \(\mathrm{N}_2\left(14 \mathrm{e}^{-}\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow \sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}^2, \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{p}\) Bond order \(=\frac{10-4}{2}=3 \Rightarrow\) (iv) of List-II.
(c) \(\mathrm{F}_2\left(18 \mathrm{e}^{-}\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow \sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{z}}{ }^2 \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}{ }^2 \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}{ }^2 \pi^* 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}{ }^2 \pi^* 2\)
Bond order \(=\frac{10-8}{2}=1 \Rightarrow(\) i) of List-II.
(d) \(\mathrm{O}_2\left(16 \mathrm{e}^{-}\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow \sigma 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 1 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma^* 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 \sigma 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{z}}{ }^2 \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}{ }^2 \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}{ }^2 \pi^* 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}{ }^1 \pi^* 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}{ }^1\)
Bond order \(=\frac{10-6}{2}=2 \Rightarrow\) (ii) of List-II.
The correct matching is option (a).
No. of electrons in antibonding
MO (Molecular Orbital)
Note : Bond order \(=\frac{- \text { No. of electrons in bonding MO }}{2}\)