What is the difference between O & O2 - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jan 9, 2017 · What is the difference between $\ce {O}$ and $\ce {O2}$. If C is carbon and then why $\ce {O2}$ is oxygen.
Whats the difference between 2O and O2 [duplicate]
May 30, 2017 · I just saw something in a chemistry lesson what got me confused. What is the difference between $\\ce{2O}$ and $\\ce{O2}$? Thanks for the help!
orbitals - What is the origin of the differences between the MO …
Jul 18, 2014 · This phenomenon is explained by s-p mixing. All the elements in the second period before oxygen have the difference in energy between the 2s and 2p orbital small enough, so …
Why do we call O2 oxygen? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Nov 25, 2018 · Likewise $\ce {O2}$ is as much oxygen as atomic oxygen is. The only complication is that what we habitually think of as oxygen is oxygen as a gas comprised of …
stability - Why is O2 a biradical? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
And finally there is $\ce {O#O}$ where both oxygens are positively charged and are free radicals. Why are both positively charged? It is because 3 bonds already to oxygen means 1 lone pair …
Why is oxygen more stable than oxygen dication?
Feb 19, 2021 · So why is molecular oxygen $\ce {O2}$ more stable than the molecular ion $\ce {O2^2+}?$ One possible reason that comes to mind is that the antibonding (AB) orbitals, …
What is the LUMO and HOMO in and O2 diatomic
Dec 11, 2021 · In the typical way these terms are used, the LUMO can't be the same as the HOMO. Since each of the pi spatial orbitals already have one electron, they are not …
Is the reaction 2 Hg + O2 → 2HgO a reversible reaction?
Oct 16, 2024 · Its formation is due the reversed reaction $$\ce {2Hg + O2 -> 2 HgO \tag {2}}$$ This shows that reaction ($1$) is more important at high temperatures, and reaction ($2$) …
What does the colon in µ-η2:η2-O2 mean? - Chemistry Stack …
Mar 21, 2017 · $\mu$ means that the $\ce {O2}$ ligand is bridging two metal centres, i.e. it is bound to two different metal atoms/ions. $\eta^2$ means that the $\ce {O2}$ ligand is acting …
Why is oxygen paramagnetic? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
May 3, 2016 · Paramagnetic molecules are molecules that have single electrons. When I draw the lewis structure of $\\ce{O2}$, it appears to be a diamagnetic structure. What makes it …