VESPR And Moleculer Orbital Theory Flashcards
1
Q
A
A
central atom
2
Q
X
A
bonding atom
3
Q
E
A
lone pair
4
Q
SN 2
A
linear
5
Q
SN 3
A
triginal planar
6
Q
SN 4
A
tetrahedral
7
Q
SN 5
A
trigonal bipyremidal
8
Q
SN 6
A
octahedral
9
Q
n molecular orbitals can be constructed from ______ atomic orbitals
A
n
10
Q
molecular orbitals formed by constructive interference
A
bonding orbitals
11
Q
molecular orbitals formed by destructive interferce
A
antibonding orbitals
12
Q
bond order
A
1/2(# bonding electrons- # antibonding electrons)
13
Q
3 requirenments for atomic orbitals to interact
A
- same symmetry
- similar energy
- spatial overlap
14
Q
homo
A
highest occupied molecular orbital
15
Q
lumo
A
lowest unoccupied molecular orbital
