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Molecular orbital theory

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:16 pm
by Mya Majewski 1L
If you are given CO and you are told to do the molecular orbital theory for it, do you do the one where Z>8 or Z<8???

Re: Molecular orbital theory

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:39 pm
by nickgonzalez 1j
You would do the one where Z<8 because as long as one atom has Z<8 (the Carbon in this case), you must use that layout for that diagram.