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  2. Molecular orbital diagram - Wikipedia

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    Molecular orbital diagram of NO. Nitric oxide is a heteronuclear molecule that exhibits mixing. The construction of its MO diagram is the same as for the homonuclear molecules. It has a bond order of 2.5 and is a paramagnetic molecule. The energy differences of the 2s orbitals are different enough that each produces its own non-bonding σ orbitals.

  3. Diatomic carbon - Wikipedia

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    Diatomic carbon (systematically named dicarbon and 1λ2,2λ2-ethene), is a green, gaseous inorganic chemical with the chemical formula C=C (also written [C 2] or C 2). It is kinetically unstable at ambient temperature and pressure, being removed through autopolymerisation. It occurs in carbon vapor, for example in electric arcs; in comets ...

  4. Molecular orbital - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, a molecular orbital (/ ɒrbədl /) is a mathematical function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in a molecule. This function can be used to calculate chemical and physical properties such as the probability of finding an electron in any specific region.

  5. Molecular orbital theory - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, molecular orbital theory (MO theory or MOT) is a method for describing the electronic structure of molecules using quantum mechanics. It was proposed early in the 20th century. The MOT explains the paramagnetic nature of O 2, which valence bond theory cannot explain. In molecular orbital theory, electrons in a molecule are not ...

  6. Antibonding molecular orbital - Wikipedia

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    In theoretical chemistry, an antibonding orbital is a type of molecular orbital that weakens the chemical bond between two atoms and helps to raise the energy of the molecule relative to the separated atoms. Such an orbital has one or more nodes in the bonding region between the nuclei. The density of the electrons in the orbital is ...

  7. Molecular symmetry - Wikipedia

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    Elements. The point group symmetry of a molecule is defined by the presence or absence of 5 types of symmetry element. Symmetry axis: an axis around which a rotation by. 360 ∘ n {\displaystyle {\tfrac {360^ {\circ }} {n}}} results in a molecule indistinguishable from the original. This is also called an n -fold rotational axis and abbreviated Cn.

  8. Bond order - Wikipedia

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    In molecular orbital theory, bond order is defined as half the difference between the number of bonding electrons and the number of antibonding electrons as per the equation below. [4][5] This often but not always yields similar results for bonds near their equilibrium lengths, but it does not work for stretched bonds. [6] Bond order is also an ...

  9. Molecular term symbol - Wikipedia

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    Molecular term symbol. In molecular physics, the molecular term symbol is a shorthand expression of the group representation and angular momenta that characterize the state of a molecule, i.e. its electronic quantum state which is an eigenstate of the electronic molecular Hamiltonian. It is the equivalent of the term symbol for the atomic case.