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Chapter 8: Q32E (page 450)

Sketch the distribution of electron density in the bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals formed from two S orbitals and from two P orbitals.

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Molecular orbitals formed from two s-orbitals

The electron density distribution in the bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals created by two s-qqorbitals.

Molecular orbital formed from two s-orbitals

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Molecular orbitals formed from two P orbitals

Let us draw the required molecular orbitals,

Molecular orbital formed from two p-orbitals

Therefore, the solution depicts the distribution of electron density in the bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals created by two s-orbitals and two p-orbitals.

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For each of the following molecules, indicate the hybridization requested and whether or not the electrons will be delocalized: (a) ozone (\({{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}\)) central \({\rm{O}}\) hybridization (b) carbon dioxide (\({\rm{C}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}\)) central \({\rm{C}}\) hybridization (c) nitrogen dioxide (\({\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}\)) central \({\rm{N}}\) hybridization (d) phosphate ion (\({\rm{P}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{4}}}^{{\rm{3 - }}}\)) central \({\rm{P}}\) hybridization.

For the first ionization energy for an \({{\rm{N}}_2}\) molecule, what molecular orbital is the electron removed from?

Draw the Lewis structures for \({\rm{C}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}\)and\({\rm{CO}}\), and predict the number of \({\rm{\sigma }}\) and \({\rm{\pi }}\) bonds for each molecule.

(a) \({\rm{C}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}\)

(b) \({\rm{CO}}\)

Determine the bond order of each member of the following groups, and determine which member of each group is predicted by the molecular orbital model to have the strongest bond.

(a) \({{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ + ,H}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ - }}\)

(b) \({{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,O}}_{\rm{2}}^{{\rm{2 + }}}{\rm{,O}}_{\rm{2}}^{{\rm{2 - }}}\)

(c) \({\rm{L}}{{\rm{i}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,B}}{{\rm{e}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ + ,B}}{{\rm{e}}_{\rm{2}}}\)

(d) \({{\rm{F}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\;}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ + ,}}\;\;\;{\rm{F}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ - }}\)

(e) \({{\rm{N}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\;N}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ + }}{\rm{,}}\;\;\;{\rm{N}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ - }}\)

Explain how \({\rm{\sigma }}\) and \({\rm{\pi }}\) bonds are similar and how they are different.
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