Diagram of o2. For instance for o2 you write down all the atomic orbitals which are 2p and 2s orbitals and list them from highest on top to lowest energy levels. 2s a 2p a 2s b 2p b notice that es ep because the s bonds have more overlap than p. How to interpret a lewis structure. The last step is to fill in the mos with the valence electrons from both atoms.
Mo diagram for o22 chemistnate. Oxygen in the form of o2 is produced from water by cyanobacteria algae and plants during photosynthesis and is used in cellular respiration for all living organisms. Dioxygen o2 is used in cellular respiration by many living organisms used to create energy along with sugars. Bonding order is 2 and it is paramagnetic.
The name oxygen was coined in 1777 by antoine lavoisier who first recognized oxygen as a chemical element and correctly characterized the role it plays in combustion. Next you will create the mos from atomic orbitals making sure the number of mos equal the number of atomic orbitals and for each pair of atomic orbitals there is one bonding mo and on anti bonding mo bonding mos are lower in energy than anti bonding mos. Sanjay kottarakkara 4379 views. Common uses of oxygen include production of steel plastics and textiles brazing welding and cutting of steels and other metals rocket propellant oxygen therapy and life support systems in aircraft submarines spaceflight and diving.
Mo diagrams for diatomic molecules chapter 5 friday october 9 2015. Fill from the bottom up with 12 electrons total. The lewis dot structure famously predicts the wrong electronic structure for o2 we can use lcao mo theory to get a better picture. A molecular orbital diagram or mo diagram is a qualitative descriptive tool explaining chemical bonding in molecules in terms of molecular orbital theory in general and the linear combination of atomic orbitals lcao method in particular.
Lewis structures are diagrams that represent atoms and the bonds between them.