Arkansas State University Department of Chemistry and Physics

a) Draw the M.O for CO₂ using the following A.O. energies:

C 2s, - 157 kcm^-1 ; 2p, - 86 kcm^-1
O 2s, - 261 kcm^-1; 2p, - 128 kcm^-1

b) label the HOMO and LUMO

c) determine the B.O.

d) describe the magnetic properties

e) draw the diagram for Case I and explain why Case I doesn't work for CO₂

Due Wednesday, February 6, 2008