One of the excited states of a C, molecule has the electron configuration: (₂0₁, F0₂, F0₂ )( 2p)*(@zp)¹. What is the bond order of C, in this excited state? C, bond order in excited state: What is the bond order of C, in the ground state? C, bond order in ground state: How does the bond length in this excited state compare to that in the ground state? bond length (excited state) bond length (ground state)

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One of the excited states of a C, molecule has the electron configuration: (₁)²(0₁, ²(0₂)²(0₂) (2p)*(02).
What is the bond order of C, in this excited state?
C, bond order in excited state:
What is the bond order of C, in the ground state?
C, bond order in ground state:
How does the bond length in this excited state compare to that in the ground state?
bond length (excited state)
bond length (ground state)
Transcribed Image Text:One of the excited states of a C, molecule has the electron configuration: (₁)²(0₁, ²(0₂)²(0₂) (2p)*(02). What is the bond order of C, in this excited state? C, bond order in excited state: What is the bond order of C, in the ground state? C, bond order in ground state: How does the bond length in this excited state compare to that in the ground state? bond length (excited state) bond length (ground state)
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