NCERT Exercise 4.33 - Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Question: Explain formation of H2 by valence bond theory.
Answer: Two H(1s1) atoms approach and their half-filled 1s orbitals overlap head-on. Opposite-spin electrons pair in the overlap region; increased electron density between nuclei lowers energy to the equil...
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