(b) If you combine two atomic orbitals on one atom to make a new orbital, is this a hybrid orbital or a molecular orbital?
Ch.9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
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Problema 71c,d
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Ch.9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
Problema 71c,dCapitolo 9, Problema 71c,d
Consider the H2+ ion. (c) Write the electron configuration of the ion in terms of its MOs. (d) What is the bond order in H2+?
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Identify the molecular orbital configuration for the H2+ ion.
Recall that H2+ has one electron, which will occupy the lowest energy molecular orbital.
Determine the number of electrons in bonding and antibonding orbitals. For H2+, there is 1 electron in the bonding orbital and 0 in the antibonding orbital.
Use the bond order formula: Bond Order = (Number of electrons in bonding orbitals - Number of electrons in antibonding orbitals) / 2.
Substitute the values into the bond order formula to find the bond order for H2+.

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