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What is the number of unpaired electron(s) in the highest occupied molecular orbital of the following species : 
?
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A
N 2
N 2 
0 unpaired e - in HOMO
N 2 + 
1 unpaired e - in HOMO
O 2 
2 unpaired e - in HOMO
1 unpaired e - in HOMO
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