Determine the bond order of OF OF has how many unpaired elec

Determine the bond order of OF.

OF has how many unpaired electrons and is it paramagnetic?

Solution

OF has 17 electrosn (8+9)

bond order = 1/2(bonding electrons-anti bondingelectr

=0.5*(10-9)

=0.5

number of unpaired electron=1

so paramagnetic