Answered: For the B 2H 6 molecule i) Using…

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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For the B ₂H ₆ molecule

i) Using projection operators, derive a set of SALCs using the bridging H 1s orbitals.

ii) Using projection operators, derive a set of SALCs using the s- and p- orbitals of the B atoms.

iii) Using the SALCs derived in (i) and (ii), draw a molecular orbital diagram for the interaction between the B atoms and the bridging H atoms.

iv) Fill in the molecular orbital diagram from (iii), remembering that 8 of the available electrons will be used in the bonds between the B atoms and the terminal H atoms – those will not show up in this diagram.

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To derive a set of Symmetry Adapted Linear Combinations (SALCs) using the bridging H 1s orbitals in the B2H6 molecule, we first need to identify the symmetry operations that preserve the molecular geometry

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