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  2. Molecular orbital diagram - Wikipedia

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    Carbon and each oxygen atom will have a 2s atomic orbital and a 2p atomic orbital, where the p orbital is divided into p x, p y, and p z. With these derived atomic orbitals, symmetry labels are deduced with respect to rotation about the principal axis which generates a phase change, pi bond ( π ) [ 26 ] or generates no phase change, known as a ...

  3. Carbon dioxide - Wikipedia

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    Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CO2. It is made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature and at normally-encountered concentrations it is odorless.. As the source of carbon in the carbon cycle, atmospheric CO 2 is ...

  4. Oxygen - Wikipedia

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    Oxygen. cubic (cP16) Oxygen is a chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and a potent oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.

  5. Octet rule - Wikipedia

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    The bonding in carbon dioxide (CO 2): all atoms are surrounded by 8 electrons, fulfilling the octet rule.. The octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that reflects the theory that main-group elements tend to bond in such a way that each atom has eight electrons in its valence shell, giving it the same electronic configuration as a noble gas.

  6. Molecular orbital - Wikipedia

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    The orbital wave functions are positive in the red regions and negative in the blue. The right column shows virtual MO's which are empty in the ground state, but may be occupied in excited states. In chemistry, a molecular orbital (/ ɒr b ə d l /) is a mathematical function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in a ...

  7. Singlet oxygen - Wikipedia

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    Infobox references. Singlet oxygen, systematically named dioxygen (singlet) and dioxidene, is a gaseous inorganic chemical with the formula O=O (also written as 1. [O. 2] or 1. O. 2), which is in a quantum state where all electrons are spin paired. It is kinetically unstable at ambient temperature, but the rate of decay is slow.

  8. Molecular symmetry - Wikipedia

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    In other words, a molecule has a center of symmetry when the points (x,y,z) and (−x,−y,−z) of the molecule always look identical. For example, whenever there is an oxygen atom in some point (x,y,z), then there also has to be an oxygen atom in the point (−x,−y,−z). There may or may not be an atom at the inversion center itself.

  9. Orbital hybridisation - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, orbital hybridisation (or hybridization) is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals (with different energies, shapes, etc., than the component atomic orbitals) suitable for the pairing of electrons to form chemical bonds in valence bond theory. For example, in a carbon atom which forms four single bonds ...