What are some examples of bonding orbitals?

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Truong-Son N.
May 8, 2015

The #sigma_(u,2s)# (or #sigma_(2s)^"*"#) is called a 2s sigma ungerade antibonding orbital. If you invert it (flip x and y coordinates in the xy plane), the lobes have opposite charges. Ungerade means odd.

Another example is a #pi_(u,2p_(x,y))# (or #pi_(2p_(x,y))^"*"#) orbital, which is a bonding orbital.

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Look at the "Antibonding sigma molecular orbital" for the #sigma_(u,2s)# and the "Bonding pi molecular orbital" for the #pi_(u,2p_(x,y))#.

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