Re: TOJC: antibonding orbitals
michelks@plu.edu
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:12:59 -0800 (PST)
The way I remember the anti bonding orbital is that it is just a "place"
that contains electrons that are of a higher energy state then the
electrons in the bonding orbital. Since the electrons are of a higher
evergy state then this means that the electrons destabilize the bond that
it is associated with. This is probably theoretically incorrect but think
of it like this. When we heat a molecule and it decomposes the bonds
break but when we heat this molecule the electrons must be excited in
order to break that bond. When they become excited they are "moved" to
the antibonding orbital.
I hope this helps a little
Kevin Michels
On Thu, 12 Dec 1996 cattersk@plu.edu wrote:
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> Okay, I know that this was from way back in the semester but for some
> reason I still haven't grasped the concept. Would someone please explain
> to me once more what an antibonding orbital is and how it is formed. I
> would really appreciate it. Thanks!
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> cattersk
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