During the change of 
to 
, the incoming electron goes to the orbital :
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The Molecular orbital of 
is:
From the above we can see that the next electron is going to be filled in 
The next electron is going to be filled in 
for 
. Hence this is correct.
The 
orbital is already filled in 
. Hence this is incorrect.
The 
orbital is already filled in 
. Hence this is incorrect.
The 
will be filled for the next third and fourth electrons. Hence this is incorrect.
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