Fluorine Molecule (F2)


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The electronic configuration of fluorine atom is 1s2 2s2 2p5 and therefore, there are 14 electrons in the valence shell of F2 molecule. The molecular orbital electronic configuration of the molecule is:

F2: KK (s2s)2 (s*2s)2 (s2pz)2 (p2px)2 (p2py)2 (p*2px)2 (p*2py)2

calculation of bond order in fluorine molecule

Thus, there is one s-bond in the molecule. Since all the electrons in the molecular orbitals are paired, it is diamagnetic. The single bond in the molecule is also in agreement with bond dissociation energy of 155 kJ mol-1 and bond length equal to 142 pm.



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