Q.16. The bond length O-O in dioxygen (i.e. O 2 ) molecule is 120 pm. What would be the expected O- O bond length in O 2 A s F 4 ?
(A) 120 pm
(B) 112 pm
(C) 128 pm
(D) 149 pm

Dear student,
The compound O2AsF4 has O2+ and [AsF4]- ion.
In formation of O2+ an electron is removed from antibonding molecular orbital thereby increasing its bond order, which results in decrease of bond length.

Hence the answer is B

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