Refer to the Figure

question 255

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure. If the purple structure labeled 2 was not present, what would be the most likely position for the structure labeled 5?

• A) Bound to one of the green structures labeled 3
• B) Bound somewhere along the blue structure labeled 1
• C) Bound to the tan structure labeled 4
• D) Released from the tan structure labeled 4 and bound somewhere along the blue structure labeled 1
• E) Released from the structure labeled 4 and bound to one of the structures labeled 3

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Definitions:

σ Bonds

The strongest type of covalent chemical bond formed from the head-on overlapping of atomic orbitals, which allows for the free rotation of the bonded atoms around the bond axis.

σ Molecular Orbital

A type of molecular orbital formed by the head-on overlapping of atomic orbitals, characterized by electron density along the axis connecting the nuclei of the atoms involved.

Nodes

Points along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude. In quantum mechanics, it refers to points where the probability density of a particle is zero.

Carbon-Carbon

Describes bonds or interactions specifically between carbon atoms within molecules, crucial for organic chemistry.