Study the following sketch of a molecular orbital (MO) in a homonuclear diatomic molecule. This MO was formed by combining one 3p atomic orbital from each atom. O The dark dots in this sketch are the nuclei. Now use the sketch to complete the table below. Write the symbol for this MO. Is this a bonding or antibonding MO? What is the energy of this MO, compared to the energy of a 3p orbital on one of the separate atoms? 0 O bonding O antibonding. Ohigher Olower O the same O not enough information to decide a 2 X JU 09 S

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Study the following sketch of a molecular orbital (MO) in a homonuclear diatomic molecule. This MO was formed by combining one 3p atomic orbital from each
atom.
O
The dark dots in this sketch are the nuclei.
Now use the sketch to complete the table below.
Write the symbol for this MO.
Is this a bonding or antibonding MO?
What is the energy of this MO, compared to the
energy of a 3p orbital on one of the separate.
atoms?
0
O bonding
O antibonding
ο οποίο
O higher
O lower
O the same
not enough information
to decide
a
2
Do
X
B
5
Ś
Transcribed Image Text:Study the following sketch of a molecular orbital (MO) in a homonuclear diatomic molecule. This MO was formed by combining one 3p atomic orbital from each atom. O The dark dots in this sketch are the nuclei. Now use the sketch to complete the table below. Write the symbol for this MO. Is this a bonding or antibonding MO? What is the energy of this MO, compared to the energy of a 3p orbital on one of the separate. atoms? 0 O bonding O antibonding ο οποίο O higher O lower O the same not enough information to decide a 2 Do X B 5 Ś
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According to the molecular orbital theory the atomic orbitals combine to form molecular orbitals. The number of molecular orbitals is equal to the number of atomic orbitals, half of the molecular orbital has lower energy than the atomic orbitals known as the bonding molecular orbital and another half has higher energy than the atomic orbital and is known as the antibonding molecular orbital.

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