Chapter 9, Problem 9B.3BE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The plot of molecular potential energy curve for antibonding orbital has to be plotted.

Concept introduction:

Molecular orbital diagrams are used for determining the bonding in molecules using a linear combination of atomic orbitals.  The number of molecular orbitals formed is equal to the number of atomic orbitals that combine with each other.  The energy of the antibonding orbital is given by the expression shown below.

    $E_{\sigma *}=E_{\text{H1s}}+\frac{j_0}{R}-\frac{j-k}{1-S}$