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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when antibonding orbitals become filled in diatomic Beryllium?
A)Decreased bond order entirely✓
B)Increased paramagnetism develops instead
C)Atomic radii dramatically shrink
D)Diamagnetism increases exponentially
💡 Explanation
Filling antibonding orbitals cancels bonding effects; the bond order decreases because destructive interference reduces effective electron density, therefore diatomic Beryllium does not form a stable bond, rather than strengthening and other properties are dictated.
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