Chemical Bonding

Big Idea 1: The chemical elements are fundamental building materials of matter, and all matter can be understood in terms of arrangements of atoms. These atoms retain their identity in chemical reactions

Big Idea 2: Chemical & physical properties of materials can be explained by the structure and the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules and the forces between them

Big Idea 3: Changes in matter involved the rearrangement and/or reorganization of atoms and/or the transfer of electrons

Molecular Orbital Theory Assignment

1. Watch Crash Course Chemistry Orbital Theory (video found below)

2. Watch Molecular Orbital Theory I: The Basic Idea (video found below)

3. Read through Power Point Slides 51 - 61 (watch videos # 5 & 6 above)

4. Read Molecular Orbital Theory Concepts from SparkNotes (link found below)

5. Write a 5 sentence summary of the gist of MO Theory

• What aspects of chemical bonding is MO Theory explaining?
• How does MO Theory differ from VB Theory & VSEPR Theory?

6. Prepare 3 questions about MO Theory for class discussion

Resources

Molecular Orbital Concepts

Chemical Bonding Overview