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Use the relative energies of the molecular orbitals given below, which are derived from the n = 5 atomic orbitals, to determine the bond orders in I2 , , and
, and identify the species that is predicted to be the least stable. The valence molecular orbitals in order of increasing energy are < * < < < * <*.
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