Chem 161 Chapter 9 Molecular Geometry Worksheet - Shape Determines Function Page 39

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e. Draw the ground state atomic orbital
diagram for the valence electrons in O:
f. Show the atomic orbital diagrams for the hybridization of orbitals in the central O atom:
(Note: The central O atom has a pair of electrons in the unhybridized p orbital.)
hybridization
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atomic orbital diagram before hybridizing
atomic orbital diagram after hybridizing
g. Sketch the 3D ball-and-stick arrangement of the three O atoms in O
then draw the
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following:
i. The unhybridized p orbitals on the three oxygen atoms and the molecular orbitals
containing the delocalized electrons—i.e., the electrons shared by all three atoms
ii. The σ and π bonds in the molecule
 
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