What is qualitative molecular orbital theory?
What is qualitative molecular orbital theory? Qualitative molecular orbital (MO) theory is a way of building up a simple picture of the molecular orbitals of a molecule using a few basic rules. The ideas discussed in this section will allow you to make 'back-of-the-envelope' predictions and allow you to interpret the results from more sophisticated calculations. How do you make a mo diagram? FUNDAMENTAL STEPS IN DERIVING MO DIAGRAMSFind the valence electron configuration of each atom in the molecule. Decide if the molecule is homonuclear of heteronuclear. Fill molecular orbitals using energy and bonding properties of the overlapping atomic orbitals....