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So the results of a molecular orbital calculation for water, h2o, is shown down here.
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And it wants us to look at these orbitals and classifying them as bonding, anti -bonding, or non -bonding.
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And then fill in the correct number of electrons.
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Then talk about the stability.
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So first, you want to look at orbitals that are formed from two things.
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So here you can see two dashed lines on this orbital.
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This is going to be bonding.
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So we know it's bonding because it's formed from two orbitals, and it also is lower in energy.
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You'll see if these two orbitals also form this orbital here.
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Formed from two orbitals, but is higher in energy, it's pushed up.
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It means that it's anti -bonding.
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So bonding, anti -bonding...