Chemistry · Chemical Bonding
For the carbon monoxide (CO) molecule, the contour plot of the molecular orbital which best represents the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) shows:
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- 1A nodal plane passing perpendicular through the center of the C-O bond axis
- 2A large lobe of electron density localized primarily on the oxygen atom, pointing away from the C-O bond
- 3A large lobe of electron density localized primarily on the carbon atom, pointing away from the C-O bond✓
- 4Equal electron density distribution on both carbon and oxygen atoms
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A large lobe of electron density localized primarily on the carbon atom, pointing away from the C-O bond
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