Molecular orbital

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.NounThe quantum mechanical behavior of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals.

Synonyms

atomic orbital molecular orbital theory orbital orbital symmetry magnetic quantum number orbiton molecular mechanics electron shell subshell antibonding orbital principal quantum number quantomechanics

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