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All textbooksBrown 14th EditionCh.9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding TheoriesProblem 11b1

Chapter 9, Problem 11b1

For each of these contour representations of molecular orbitals, identify (b) the type of MO (s or p) (i)

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Hi everyone here, we have a question asking us to determine the type of molecular orbital present in the given contour representation of the molecular orbital. So let's look at the difference of what a sigma type and a pI type is. So a sigma molecular orbital is symmetric about the inter nuclear access access. A pie is not, and what we're looking at is not symmetrical to p atomic orbital can produce both sigma and pi molecular orbital's. But what we're looking at again is a symmetrical and it is side to side overlap. So that means it is a pie type. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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