why is the molecule of Li2^2- a non-existent?
this is my reasoning:
in the molecule, there is 5 bonding electrons and 3 antibonding electrons. (5-3)/2 gives a bond order of 1, which means the molecule should be diamagentic.
please help!
this is my reasoning:
in the molecule, there is 5 bonding electrons and 3 antibonding electrons. (5-3)/2 gives a bond order of 1, which means the molecule should be diamagentic.
please help!