Question

what are the features of Molecular orbital theory ​

Answer 1

Few salient features of MOT: The electrons in atomic orbitals are influenced by one nucleus but in case of molecular orbitals the electrons are affected by one or more nucleus depending upon the number of atoms present in the nucleus. Thus an atomic orbital is monocentric and a molecular orbital is polycentric.

Answer 2

Answer

⚫The features of Molecular orbital theory are

◾The electrons in an atom are found in atomic orbitals, the electrons in a molecule are found in molecular orbitals.

◾The molecular orbitals are formed by the combination of atomic orbitals of comparable energies and proper symmetry.

◾The BMO has lower energy and hence greater stability than the corresponding ABMO

◾The molecular orbitals are filled by electrons in accordance with aufbau principle, paulis exclusion principle and hund's rule.