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Neha Sanghvi
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Please, can someone answer my question? I know the shape of sp hybrid orbital, but want to know about the others ( sp2,sp3,dsp2,dsp3,d2sp3,d3sp3 ). And are there any other type of molecular orbitals?
Well, thanks for everything, but u know d3sp3 does exist. Examples are PCl5, PF5, SbCl5. By the way, yes, your imagination is correct. I found out its shape. It's what you described. Thanks.Gokul43201 said:I've never come across a d3sp3 orbital, but if that were to exist, I would imagine that it would have have 5 lobes pointing out towards the vertices of a regular pentagon centered on the nucleus and the other 2 pointing normal to this plane, one upwards and one downwards. (I wouldn't extend this beyond 5 though; the in-plane angle will become significantly smaller than the out of plane angle, and that wouldn't be very stable).
Neha Sanghvi said:Well, thanks for everything, but u know d3sp3 does exist. Examples are PCl5, PF5, SbCl5. By the way, yes, your imagination is correct. I found out its shape. It's what you described. Thanks.
So, what are molecular orbitals then?
Molecular orbitals are mathematical functions that describe the behavior and location of electrons in a molecule. They are derived from the combination of atomic orbitals from the individual atoms in the molecule.
The shape of molecular orbitals is determined by the number and relative energies of the atomic orbitals that combine to form them. Other factors such as electron repulsion and symmetry also play a role in shaping molecular orbitals.
There are two main types of molecular orbitals: bonding and antibonding. Bonding orbitals have lower energy and contribute to the stability of a molecule, while antibonding orbitals have higher energy and contribute to the destabilization of a molecule.
Sigma and pi molecular orbitals differ in their orientation and electron density. Sigma orbitals have electron density along the axis connecting the nuclei of the atoms, while pi orbitals have electron density above and below this axis.
The shapes of molecular orbitals are typically visualized using molecular orbital diagrams or 3D models. These representations show the distribution of electron density in the orbital and can help predict the reactivity and properties of a molecule.