This question will explore bonding in OH and OH- using molecular orbital theory a) Explain any differences in energy between atomic orbitals of O vs. the atomic orbital of H. b) Taking into account your response to part a, draw a molecular orbital diagram for the valence electrons in the neutral diatomic OH. Include a sketch of the molecular orbitals in your sketch. The relevant molecular orbitals listed in order of increasing energy are σ2s(1 orbital), σ2p(1 orbital), π2p (2 orbitals), σ2p∗(1 orbital). (Hint: the 2s atomic orbital of the O atom to not interact with the 1s atomic orbitals on the H atom). c) How do you expect the bond length in OH to compare to that of the OH- anion? Justify your answer by calculating the bond order of each species.
This question will explore bonding in OH and OH- using molecular orbital theory
a) Explain any differences in energy between atomic orbitals of O vs. the atomic orbital of H.
b) Taking into account your response to part a, draw a molecular orbital diagram for the valence electrons in the neutral diatomic OH. Include a sketch of the molecular orbitals in your sketch. The relevant molecular orbitals listed in order of increasing energy are σ2s(1 orbital), σ2p(1 orbital), π2p (2 orbitals), σ2p∗(1 orbital). (Hint: the 2s atomic orbital of the O atom to not interact with the 1s atomic orbitals on the H atom).
c) How do you expect the bond length in OH to compare to that of the OH- anion? Justify your answer by calculating the bond order of each species.
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