when drawing molecular orbital models, how do I know what order to draw the pi and sigma energy levels in the p-orbital (the left model or the right model)? and especially if the atoms are different. Thank you!
when to switch pi and sigma in p-level
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Ivanna_Tang_3B
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when to switch pi and sigma in p-level
Hello,
when drawing molecular orbital models, how do I know what order to draw the pi and sigma energy levels in the p-orbital (the left model or the right model)? and especially if the atoms are different. Thank you!
when drawing molecular orbital models, how do I know what order to draw the pi and sigma energy levels in the p-orbital (the left model or the right model)? and especially if the atoms are different. Thank you!
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Re: when to switch pi and sigma in p-level
This depends on the energy of the atomic orbitals that are making up the molecular orbital, which really depends on the types of bonding interactions that are forming the sigma and pi bonds. For example, a pi bond formed through the interactions of d orbitals will have a different energy than a pi bond formed from two p orbitals. We have not yet learned this topic in class since it is part of chapter 4, so you will not need to worry about it for the upcoming quiz.
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