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Identify the incorrect statement among the following options:

A

O2+O_2^+ ion is diamagnetic.

B

The bond orders of O2+O_2^+, O2O_2, O2O_2^- and O22O_2^{2-} are 2.5, 2, 1.5, and 1, respectively.

C

C2C_2 molecule has four electrons in its two degenerate π\pi molecular orbitals.

D

H2+H_2^+ ion has one electron.

Step-by-Step Solution

According to Molecular Orbital Theory (MOT):

  1. Magnetism of O2+O_2^+: The oxygen molecule (O2O_2) has 16 electrons and is paramagnetic because it contains two unpaired electrons in its π2px\pi^* 2p_x and π2py\pi^* 2p_y antibonding orbitals . When O2O_2 loses an electron to form the O2+O_2^+ ion, the electron is removed from one of these antibonding orbitals, leaving one unpaired electron behind. Since species with unpaired electrons are paramagnetic, O2+O_2^+ is paramagnetic, not diamagnetic . This makes Option 1 incorrect.
  2. Bond Orders: Bond order is calculated as 12(NbNa)\frac{1}{2}(N_b - N_a) . For O2O_2 (16e), BO=2BO = 2; for O2+O_2^+ (15e), BO=2.5BO = 2.5; for O2O_2^- (17e), BO=1.5BO = 1.5; and for O22O_2^{2-} (18e), BO=1.0BO = 1.0 . This statement is correct.
  3. C2C_2 Molecule: C2C_2 has 12 electrons with the configuration (σ1s)2(σ1s)2(σ2s)2(σ2s)2(π2px2=π2py2)(\sigma 1s)^2 (\sigma^* 1s)^2 (\sigma 2s)^2 (\sigma^* 2s)^2 (\pi 2p_x^2 = \pi 2p_y^2) . It indeed has four electrons in its two degenerate π\pi molecular orbitals. This statement is correct.
  4. H2+H_2^+ Ion: A neutral hydrogen atom has one electron; a H2H_2 molecule has two . The H2+H_2^+ ion is formed by removing one electron from the H2H_2 molecule, leaving it with exactly one electron . This statement is correct.
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