The following are three MOs for the heptatrienyl cation. For each MO, (a) determine the number of nodal planes perpendicular to the bonding axes and rank them in order of increasing energy; (b) draw the p AO contributions on each C atom that would give rise to the MO; (c) identify each internuclear region as having either a bonding or an antibonding type of contribution; and (d) based on your answer to part (c), determine whether each MO is overall bonding, nonbonding, or antibonding. A B

The following are three MOs for the heptatrienyl cation. For each MO, (a) determine the number of nodal planes perpendicular to the bonding axes and rank them in order of increasing energy; (b) draw the p AO contributions on each C atom that would give rise to the MO; (c) identify each internuclear region as having either a bonding or an antibonding type of contribution; and (d) based on your answer to part (c), determine whether each MO is overall bonding, nonbonding, or antibonding. A B

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Chapter6: Quantum Mechanics And Molecular Structure

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Problem 64P: For each of the following molecules, construct the MOs from the 2pz atomic orbitals perpendicular...

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