Topic: Why does NO tend to lose an electron to form an NO+ ion? (Read 6850 times)

Chaste · « **on:** September 20, 2008, 11:09:41 PM »

Can anyone explain that in terms of molecular energy level diagram preferably?
Thanks.

Yggdrasil · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2008, 11:15:43 PM »

Have you drawn the molecular orbital diagram for NO?

Chaste · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2008, 11:48:31 PM »

yep yep I've drawn the MO diagram for NO. so I can drawn reference from your textual explanations.

Yggdrasil · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2008, 12:58:10 AM »

Do you notice anything strange about the MO diagram, such as unfilled levels or unpaired electrons?

Chaste · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2008, 10:18:00 PM »

There is 1 unpaired electron at the pi* 2p hybridized orbital. Does that mean, that electron being in a higher enery antibonding orbital is unstable compared to the rest and requires less energy to get ionized?

Yggdrasil · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2008, 02:48:22 AM »

In general, compounds that contain an unpaired electrons (i.e. radical) are fairly unstable and have a preference for getting rid of the unpaired electron. Furthermore, the unpaired electron resides in an antibonding orbital which makes the electron destabilize the N-O bond.

Chaste · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2008, 09:48:44 PM »

Thanks for replying.

Topic: Why does NO tend to lose an electron to form an NO+ ion? (Read 6850 times)

Chaste

Why does NO tend to lose an electron to form an NO+ ion?

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