4.5.3 - Overlapping of Atomic Orbitals
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What is meant by orbital overlap?
💡 Hint: Consider how two orbitals interact with each other.
Define a sigma bond.
💡 Hint: Think about how two spheres might touch.
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What characterizes a sigma bond?
💡 Hint: Think about how two orbitals align.
True or False: Pi bonds allow for free rotation between bonded atoms.
💡 Hint: Consider the structure of a pi bond.
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Calculate the bond order of a diatomic molecule AB with a total of 10 electrons in bonding orbitals and 4 in antibonding orbitals. What can you conclude about its stability?
💡 Hint: Recall the bond order calculation formula.
Explain how hybridization produces equivalent orbitals in a tetrahedral molecule like methane (CH4).
💡 Hint: Think about the geometry formed from the shapes of the orbitals.
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