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Using cartoon representations, draw a molecular orbital mixing diagram for a C-O -bond. In your picture, consider the relative energies of C and O, and how this changes the resulting bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals relative to a C-C -bond.
 
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The O atom, being more electronegative, is of lower energy than the C atom. This means the O orbital makes a larger contribution to the -bonding orbital, while the C atom makes a larger contribution to the -antibonding orbital. For a -bonding orbital formed from two C atoms of the same hybridization, both C orbitals make equal contributions.
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6 years ago
Brilliant
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