Chapter 12, Problem 51E

(a)

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To determine: The molecular orbital diagram of ${\text{Li}}_{\text{6}}$ and the number of molecular orbitals present in the molecular orbital diagram formed by six lithium atoms.

(b)

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To determine: The number of nodes present in the lowest energy molecular orbital.

(c)

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To determine: The number of nodes present in the highest energy molecular orbital.

(d)

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To determine: The number of nodes present in the highest energy occupied molecular orbital (HOMO).

(e)

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To determine: The number of nodes present in the lowest energy unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO).

(f)

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To determine: The comparison of HOMO-LUMO energy gap for the six atom case to that of four atom case.