(Solved): A general molecular orbital diagram for a heteronuclear second period diatomic molecule is shown be ...

A general molecular orbital diagram for a heteronuclear second period diatomic molecule is shown below. In heteronuclear molecules \( \pi_{2 p} \) tends to be lower in energy than \( \sigma_{2 p} \). The atomic orbitals of the more electronegative atom are lower in energy than the atomic orbitals of the less electronegative atom. ess Electronegative Atom More Electronegative Atom 6. Use the blank diagram above to fill in the MO diagram for CN: What is the bond order of CN? What are the bond orders of \( \mathrm{CN} \) and \( \mathrm{CN}^{+} \)? Which species has the strongest bond?