Bonding is at the heart of chemistry. In chemical reactions,bonds are broken and new bonds are made. Individual atoms breakfree from their original bonding partners and interact and formbonds with a new bonding partner. All this happens nearlyinstantaneously. The interaction between the orbitals in twobonding atoms leads to molecular orbitals.
After thoroughly reviewing atomic orbital theory and molecularorbital theory, respond to the following:
- Explain how atomic orbitals interact and give rise to molecularorbitals.
