Some Examples of Molecule Orbitals
Some Examples of Molecule Orbitals
Molecule orbitals are formed when atomic orbitals overlap. Mathematically, this is represented by a linear combination of atomic orbitals (as in the LCAO-MO method). Some possible classifications of orbitals are bonding and antibonding and - and -symmetry.
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This Demonstration shows the basic characteristics for a set of six molecules: the label, the description, the number of electrons in the chosen molecular orbital, and a 3D view of the probability density (with boundary surface, phase-coloring included) and also a ball and stick model for each example.