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Shortcomings of the lewis model: oxygen. Unpaired electrons = influences how it behaves. Doesn"t explain why oxygen is paramagnetic: nitrogen. Doesn"t explain why it is planar: why is one compound more stable than another. This is considering formal charge: single bonds rotate freely, but double bonds do not. Bond result from addition of orbitals: electron wave functions. Like waves in a pool of water. Molecular orbital = sum of atomic orbitals. Orbital symmetry: for two atomic orbitals to interact with one another, they must be symmetrical with respect to one another, sigma ( ) symmetry. The appearance of the atom and the distribution of the electrons does not change. Like rotating a cylinder on a rod down its middle. For single bonds: this is the molecular basis of the single bond we draw in a lewis structure. Orbitals and vsepr theory: if bonds arise from overlap of orbitals .

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