I have been taught that the MO diagram is different for molecules with 14 or less electrons than the one used for molecules with 15 or more electrons.
For $\ce{N2}$ the orbitals in increasing energy are:
$$\sigma_\mathrm{1s} < \sigma^*_\mathrm{1s} < \sigma_\mathrm{2s} < \sigma^*_\mathrm{2s} < \pi_{\mathrm{2p}_x}, \pi_{\mathrm{2p}_y} < \sigma_{\mathrm{2p}_z} < \pi^*_{\mathrm{2p}_x}, \pi^*_{\mathrm{2p}_y} < \sigma^*_{\mathrm{2p}_z}$$
because it has 14 electrons.
For $\ce{N2-}$ there are 15 electrons. Will the MO diagram be the same as that of $\ce{N2}$ or not? Why?
And because this is a good chance to ask, why is there this difference in orbital energies anyway?
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