Molecular Orbital Theory Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• bonding : type of molecular orbital formed by constructive interference of atomic orbitals.
• anti bonding : type of molecular orbital formed by destructive interference of atomic orbitals.
• bond order : a measure of the number of chemical bonds between a pair of atoms.
• constructive : interference that leads to bonding molecular orbitals.
• destructive : interference that leads to antibonding molecular orbitals.
• poly centric : electrons in molecular orbitals are ………. in nature.
• aufbau : principle stating that electrons fill the lowest energy orbitals first.
• hunds rule : rule that every orbital in a subshell is singly occupied before any orbital is doubly occupied.
• pauli exclusion principle : principle stating that no two electrons can have the same set of quantum numbers.
• lcao : method of combining atomic orbitals to form molecular orbitals.
• pi : orbitals which are not symmetrical in nature.
• mono centric : electrons in atomic orbitals are …………. in nature.
• paramagnetic : a molecule with unpaired electrons that is attracted to a magnetic field.
• diamagnetic : a molecule with all electrons paired that is repelled by a magnetic field.
• linear combination : process of adding or subtracting atomic orbitals to form molecular orbitals.
• sigma : orbitals which are symmetrical in nature.
• node : a region in a molecular orbital where the probability of finding an electron is zero.