What is the shape of the molecular orbital of the highest energy in O2?
Correct Answer: π* orbital
- Step 1: Understand that O2 is a molecule made of two oxygen atoms.
- Step 2: Learn about molecular orbitals, which are regions in a molecule where electrons are likely to be found.
- Step 3: Identify that in O2, there are different types of molecular orbitals, including bonding and antibonding orbitals.
- Step 4: Recognize that the highest energy molecular orbital in O2 is called a π* orbital.
- Step 5: Visualize the shape of the π* orbital, which looks like a dumbbell, meaning it has two lobes on either side.
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