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Chapter 9 Covalent Bonding: Orbitals. Hybridization The mixing of atomic orbitals to form special orbitals for bonding. The atoms are responding as needed to give the minimum energy for the molecule. The Valence Orbitals on a Free Carbon Atom: 2s , 2p x , 2p y , and 2p z.
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Chapter 9Covalent Bonding: Orbitals Hybridization • The mixing of atomic orbitals to form special orbitals for bonding. • The atoms are responding as needed to give the minimum energyfor the molecule.
The Valence Orbitals on a Free Carbon Atom: 2s, 2px, 2py, and 2pz
An Energy-Level Diagram Showing the Formation of Four sp3 Orbitals
sp3 Hybridization The experimentally known structure of CH4 molecule can be explained if we assume that the carbon atom adopts a special set of atomic orbitals. These new orbital are obtained by combining the 2s and the three 2p orbitals of the carbon atom to produce four identically shaped orbital that are oriented toward the corners of a tetrahedron and are used to bond to the hydrogen atoms. Whenever a set of equivalent tetrahedral atomic orbitals is required by an atom, this model assumes that the atom adopts a set of sp3 orbitals; the atom becomes sp3 hybridized.
A sigma () bondcenters along the internuclear axis. • A pi () bondoccupies the space above and below the internuclear axis.
When One s Orbital and One p Orbital are Hybridized, a Set of Two sp Orbitals Oriented at 180 Degrees Results
The Orbital Energy-Level Diagram for the Formation of sp Hybrid Orbitals on Carbon
The Orbital Arrangement for an sp2 Hybridized Oxygen Atom
The Relationship of the Number of Effective Pairs, Their Spatial Arrangement, and the Hybrid Orbital Set Required
The Localized Electron Model Three Steps: • Draw the Lewis structure(s) • Determine the arrangement of electron pairs (VSEPR model). • Specify the necessary hybrid orbitals.
Molecular Orbitals (MO) • Analagous to atomic orbitals for atoms, MOs are the quantum mechanical solutions to the organization of valence electrons in molecules. • Molecular orbitals have many of the same characteristics as atomic orbitals, such as they can hold two electrons with opposite spins and the square of the molecular orbital wave function indicates electron probability.
The Combination of Hydrogen 1s Atomic Orbitals to Form Molecular Orbitals
Types of MOs • bonding: lower in energy than the atomic orbitals from which it is composed. Electrons in this type of orbital will favor the molecule. • antibonding: higher in energy than the atomic orbitals from which it is composed. Electrons in this type of orbital will favor the separated atoms.
The Molecular Orbital Energy-Level Diagram for the H2 Molecule
Bond Order (BO) • Difference between the number of bonding electrons and number of antibonding electrons divided by two. • Bonds order is an indication of bond strength. Large bond order means greater bond strength.
The Molecular Orbital Energy-Level Diagram for the He2 Molecule
Bonding in Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules In order to participate in MOs, atomic orbitals must overlap in space. (Therefore, only valence orbitals of atoms contribute significantly to MOs.)
The Molecular Orbital Energy-Level Diagram for the Li2 Molecule
The Expected Molecular Orbital Energy-Level Diagram Resulting from the Combination of the 2p Orbitals on Two Boron Atoms
The Expected Molecular Orbital Energy-Level Diagram for the B2 Molecule
Paramagnetism • unpaired electrons • attracted to induced magnetic field • much stronger than diamagnetism
Diamagnetism • paired electrons • repelled from induced magnetic field • much weaker than paramagnetism
Diagram of the Kind of Apparatus Used to Measure the Paramagnetism of a Sample
The Correct Molecular Orbital Energy-Level Diagram for the B2 Molecule
Outcomes of MO Model • As bond orderincreases, bond energy increases and bond length decreases. • Bond order is not absolutely associated with a particular bond energy. • N2 has a triple bond, and a correspondingly high bond energy. • O2 is paramagnetic. This is predicted by the MO model, not by the LE model, which predicts diamagnetism.
Combining LE and MO Models • bonds can be described as being localized. • bonding must be treated as being delocalized.