MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science - Fall 2005

Lecture 14: Molecular Orbital Theory

author: Sylvia T. Ceyer, Center for Future Civic Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
recorded by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
published: Feb. 10, 2009, recorded: October 2005, views: 33603
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I. Linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO)

A. Molecular orbitals (MOs)

B. Bonding orbital

C. Antibonding orbital

D. Electron configurations

1. Example 1: H₂

2. Example 2: He₂

E. Bond Order

II. MOs formed by LCAO

A. MOs formed by LCAO – 2s

1. Example 1: Li₂

2. Example 2: Be₂

B. Bonding MOs formed by LCAO – 2p_x and 2p_y

1. Example 1: B₂

2. Example 2: C₂

C. Bonding MO formed by LCAO – 2p_z

D. Antibonding MO formed by LCAO – 2p_x and 2p_y

E. Antibonding MO formed by LCAO – 2p_z

III. Molecular Orbital Theory: Heteronuclear Diatomics

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