Question icon
Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

What is 2s-2p mixing??And is Be2 paramagnetic considering 2s-2p mixing is non operative

Profile image of kp99
9 Years agoGrade 12
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
2s-2p mixing means combining the s and  orbitals together with the same plane lying and associated with the same energy which leads to the energy change and the bond order respectively.
And From the MOT concept Be2 doesn’t exists as its Border is 0 and in case of para or dia it is diamagnetic.