The Covalent Bond - 0 views
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The orbital is centered between the two atoms, so electron density is highest there. Again, as said above, this reduced the total energy of the system, and electrons in this orbital will thus lead to a covalent bond between the two atoms. This orbital is referred to as a bonding orbital.b)With the LUMO molecular orbital of H2 there is zero electron density between the two hydrogen atoms. There is a node in the orbital exactly the two atoms.
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Michael Boykin on 14 Sep 09Isn't this a contradiction? The top portion says the highest density is between the two atoms, and the bottom part says there is zero electron density between the two atoms...
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