Timeline for How do atomic orbitals interfere both constructively AND destructively to give two molecular orbitals?
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| Jul 23, 2021 at 16:37 | answer | added | Maurice | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 18, 2021 at 15:48 | vote | accept | silverbackgorilla | ||
| May 11, 2021 at 16:15 | history | removed from network questions | andselisk♦ | ||
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| May 10, 2021 at 14:30 | answer | added | orthocresol | timeline score: 22 | |
| May 10, 2021 at 13:34 | review | Close votes | |||
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| May 10, 2021 at 13:23 | comment | added | Alchimista | While this does not explain why the orbitals combine that way, it might still be helpful if you take in mind that the molecule is hold by only one. In this sense the molecule is not formed by both constructive and destructive interference, that concerns the orbitals as functions, which include l a phase like in the sketch. | |
| May 10, 2021 at 12:52 | answer | added | Andrew | timeline score: 15 | |
| May 10, 2021 at 12:25 | comment | added | porphyrin | As there are two atomic orbitals (a0) to begin with there are two MO's, we make the hypothesis that they are made up as linear combinations $ao_1\pm ao_2 $ as you have drawn. The total energy is the same as the two ao's, one MO up in energy the other lower, which makes a difference when only two electrons are added but not when four are. Most phys. chem. textbooks explain this in detail but that is the main idea. | |
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| May 10, 2021 at 11:55 | history | asked | silverbackgorilla | CC BY-SA 4.0 |