What is monocentric and polycentric in chemistry?
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Explanation:
The atomic orbital is monocentric and molecular orbital is polycentric because atomic orbital is influenced by one nucleus and molecular orbital by two or more nucleus. Molecular orbitals formed depend upon the number of atomic orbitals. If 2 atomic orbitals are combining they form 2 molecular orbitals.
Molecular Orbitals
They belongs to a particular atom and are influenced by one nucleus, i.e, monocentric. They are denoted by s, p, d, f etc. They have definite shapes. They can accommodate a maximum of two electrons of opposite spins.
polycentric
An electron in a molecular orbital, it is under the influence of two or more nuclei depending upon the number of atoms in the molecule. ... But after the formation of bonding molecular orbital , the same electron is under the influence of two nucleus A and B hence it is polycentric.