Molecular Orbital theory correctly predicts paramagnetism of oxygen gas,O2.This is because ________.
A) the bond order in O2 can be shown to be equal to 2
B) there are more electrons in the bonding orbitals than in the antibonding orbitals
C) the energy of the π2p MOs is higher than that of the σ2p MO
D) there are two unpaired electrons in the MO electron configuration of O2
E) the O-O bond distance is relatively short
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