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In this question, we are asked to find a molecular orbital diagram to determine whether or not h2 negative would exist.
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So in order to form this, we basically will be taking the orbitals from a hydrogen atom and also a hydrogen atom that has been ionized to have a negative 1 charge.
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So this atom has two electrons instead of 1.
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So then both of them are going to be using the 1s orbital, and then we're going to have a bonding and anti -bonding 1s as well.
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So we're going to fill in the electrons for the atoms.
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So there's one for the hydrogen atom and two for the hydrogen ion with a negative one charge.
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There are therefore three to place in the middle.
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So we're going to start on the bottom.
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Place 1 -2, and then we'll place the third one up here...