Explain in molecular orbital terms the changes in
Interpretation: The changes in
and then to
Concept introduction:
Two atomic orbitals combine to form a bonding and an antibonding molecular orbital. Orbitals that lie on internuclear axis combine to form sigma
The molecular orbital formed by combination of
Electrons are filled in the molecular orbitals in increasing order of energy.
Bond order is determined by subtracting the number of electrons in antibonding orbitals from the number of electrons in bonding orbitals, divided by two.
Mathematically, bond order can be expressed as follows:
Here,
Answer to Problem 48QP
Solution: The
internuclear distance increases as
and
Explanation of Solution
The electron configuration of a hydrogen atom is
The electronic configuration for
The bond order of
Here,
For
Substitute 2 for
When
For
The bond order of
Substitute 1 for
When
For
The bond order of
Substitute 0 for
Thus, as
As
and
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