Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
If X2 and Y2 molecules are considered to be a hard molecule and a soft molecule respectively according to HSAB principle, then which of the following statements is correct?
- 1The gap between HOMO and LUMO cannot be interpreted from the given data
- 2X2 has high polarizability leading to a larger HOMO-LUMO gap
- 3The HOMO-LUMO gap is larger for Y2
- 4The HOMO-LUMO gap is larger for X2✓
Correct answer
The HOMO-LUMO gap is larger for X2
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