What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g

(B) u*

(C) g*

(D) u

(E) g*

side view view along molecular axis

What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g no nodal plane containing the bond ... ; even inversion symmetry ... g

no nodal plane between nuclei ... bonding;

(B) u*

(C) g*

(D) u

(E) g*

side view view along molecular axis

What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g

(B) u*

(C) g*

(D) u

(E) g*

side view view along molecular axis

What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g

(B) u* no nodal plane containing the bond ... ; odd inversion symmetry ... u

nodal plane between nuclei ... antibonding;

(C) g*

(D) u

(E) g*

side view view along molecular axis

What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g

(B) u*

(C) g*

(D) u

(E) g*

side view view along molecular axis

What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g

(B) u*

(C) g* one nodal plane containing the bond ... ; even inversion symmetry ... g

nodal plane between nuclei ... antibonding;

(D) u

(E) g*

side view view along molecular axis

What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g

(B) u*

(C) g*

(D) u

(E) g*

side view view along molecular axis

What kind of orbital is this?

(A) g

(B) u*

(C) g*

(D) u one nodal plane containing the bond ... ; odd inversion symmetry ... u

no nodal plane between nuclei ... bonding;

(E) g* side view view along molecular axis

In diatomic molecules, the orbitals (u2px, u2py, g*2px and g

*2py) molecular

orbitals constructed by the 2px and 2py AOs are degenerate in energy. They

are often collectively labeled as just one set of orbitals, u2p, g*2p. How

many electrons can be placed into the u2p (or the g*2p) orbital?

(A) The atomic 2p subshell can have 6 electrons. Since we have 2 atoms, we can fill

12 electrons into the u2p orbital.

(B)Each atomic 2px and 2py orbital can carry 2 electrons, making a total of 4 per

atom. Therefore, the u2p orbital can have 8 electrons.

(C) Each atomic 2px and 2py orbital can carry 2 electrons, making a total of 4 per

atom. Since we have to distribute the orbitals into the bonding u2p orbital and

the antibonding g*2p orbital, the u2p orbital and the g

*2p orbital can

take 4 electrons each.

(D) The atomic 2p subshell can have 6 electrons per atom. Since we have to

distribute the orbitals into the bonding u2p orbital and the antibonding g*2p

orbital, the u2p orbital and the g*2p orbital can take 6 electrons each.

In diatomic molecules, the orbitals (u2px, u2py, g*2px and g

*2py) molecular

orbitals constructed by the 2px and 2py AOs are degenerate in energy. They

are often collectively labeled as just one set of orbitals, u2p, g*2p. How

many electrons can be placed into the u2p (or the g*2p) orbital?

(A) The atomic 2p subshell can have 6 electrons. Since we have 2 atoms, we can fill

12 electrons into the u2p orbital.

(B)Each atomic 2px and 2py orbital can carry 2 electrons, making a total of 4 per

atom. Therefore, the u2p orbital can have 8 electrons.

(C) Each atomic 2px and 2py orbital can carry 2 electrons, making a total of 4 per

atom. Since we have to distribute the orbitals into the bonding u2p orbital and

the antibonding g*2p orbital, the u2p orbital and the g

*2p orbital can

take 4 electrons each.

(D) The atomic 2p subshell can have 6 electrons per atom. Since we have to

distribute the orbitals into the bonding u2p orbital and the antibonding g*2p

orbital, the u2p orbital and the g*2p orbital can take 6 electrons each.