Inorganic Chemistry
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321811059
Author: Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, Donald A. Tarr
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.14P
Methylene,
a. Construct a molecular orbital energy-level diagram for this species. Include sketches ofthe group orbitals, and indicate how they interact with the appropriate orbitals of carbon.
b. Would you expect linear methylene to be diamagnetic or paramagnetic?
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