Molecular Orbital theory correctly predicts diamagnetism of fluorine gas,F₂.This is because ________. A)the bond order in F₂can be shown to be equal to 1 B)there are more electrons in the bonding orbitals than in the antibonding orbitals C)all electrons in the MO electron configuration of F₂ are paired D)the energy of the π_2pMOs is higher than that of the σ_2pMO E)the F-F bond enthalpy is very low

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Diamagnetism occurs when all the electrons in a system are paired, resulting in no net magnetic moment. Molecular Orbital theory predicts that all electrons in the MO electron configuration of F2 (F₂) are paired, making it diamagnetic. The other answer choices do not explain diamagnetism in F2.

Molecular Orbital Theory Correctly Predicts Diamagnetism of Fluorine Gas,F2

Molecular Orbital Theory Correctly Predicts Diamagnetism of Fluorine Gas,F₂