Chapter 5, Problem 5.41P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The molecular orbitals of azide molecule should be calculated and displayed and the three highest occupied energy orbitals should be compared with those of ${\text{BeF}}_2$ and ${\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}$ .

Concept introduction: The formation of molecular orbital takes place by mathematical combination of wave functions of atomic orbitals possessing nearly same energies of the atoms involved in bond formation. The number of molecular orbitals formed are always equal to the number of atomic orbitals involved. Thus, the orbitals which have lower energies compared to atomic orbitals are bonding orbital and those which have higher energies compared to atomic orbitals are antibonding orbitals.