Electronic valence molecular orbital configuration of "O"_2^(+)?
Would be very grateful for an explanation, i've never seen this before. cheers
Would be very grateful for an explanation, i've never seen this before. cheers
1 Answer
(sigma_(2s))^2(sigma_(2s)^"*")^2(sigma_(2p_z))^2(pi_(2p_x))^2(pi_(2p_y))^2(pi_(2p_x)^"*")^1
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You should be able to draw the MO diagram for
You'll need the molecular orbital (MO) diagram of
Each oxygen contributes
- Two
2s orbitals combine to give asigma_(2s) bonding andsigma_(2s)^"*" antibonding MO. - Two
2p_x orbitals combine to give api_(2p_x) bonding andpi_(2p_x)^"*" antibonding orbital. These are the same energy as thepi_(2p_y) counterparts. - Two
2p_y orbitals combine to give api_(2p_y) bonding andpi_(2p_y)^"*" antibonding orbital. These are the same energy as thepi_(2p_x) counterparts. - Two
2p_z orbitals combine to give asigma_(2p_z) bonding andsigma_(2p_z)^"*" antibonding MO.
Lastly,
For
(sigma_(2s))^2(sigma_(2s)^"*")^2(sigma_(2p_z))^2(pi_(2p_x))^2(pi_(2p_y))^2(pi_(2p_x)^"*")^1(pi_(2p_y)^"*")^1
In your notation,
(s_(s))^2(s_(s)^"*")^2(s_(p))^2(p_(x))^2(p_(y))^2(p_(x)^"*")^1(p_(y)^"*")^1
If you want
color(blue)((sigma_(2s))^2(sigma_(2s)^"*")^2(sigma_(2p_z))^2(pi_(2p_x))^2(pi_(2p_y))^2(pi_(2p_x)^"*")^1)
In your notation,
color(blue)((s_(s))^2(s_(s)^"*")^2(s_(p))^2(p_(x))^2(p_(y))^2(p_(x)^"*")^1)