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Bond order of beryllium molecule is zero.Explain.

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Beryllium molecule has Be2Be has 4 electrons. So totally 8 electrons are present. The MO configuration isσ1s2 σ1s*2 σ2s2 σ2s*2 Bond order = 12(number of electrons in bonding - number of electrons in non bonding) = 12(4-4) = 0

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