42 methane molecular orbital diagram
Drawing the Molecular Orbital Diagram . Figure 1.9. 2: Structure of methane molecule. Consider CH 4 as a specific example of a molecule within the Td symmetry group. Before drawing the MO diagram , the valence atomic orbital s on the central atom and their symmetries must be noted. The formation of molecular orbital s in ethane Ethane isn't particularly important in its own right, but is included because it is a simple example of how a carbon-carbon single bond is formed. Each carbon atom in the ethane promotes an electron and then forms sp 3 hybrids exactly as we've described in methane . Construct the molecular orbital diagram for dichlorine. x y z z y 3 x y z z y 4 Showing the p orbital s. Showing the s and p orbital s. ORBITAL S AND MOLECULAR REPRESENTATION 11. CARBON ORBITAL S Methane Ethane METHANE AND ETHANE C H H H H CH4 C C H H H H H H C2H6 1 2 Color conventions: Hydrogen atoms are shown in gray. Methane molecular orbital diagram