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Chemistry
11th Grade
02/23/2012

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SIGMA BOND
Definition
OVERLAP OF 2 S ORBITALS OR AN S AND A P ORBITAL OR HEAD-TO-HEAD P ORBITALS
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MAXIMUM OVERLAP
Definition
FORMS THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE BOND, TWO ATOMS ARE ARRANGED TO GIVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE ORBITAL OVERLAP.
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HYBRID ORBITALS
Definition
A BLENDING OF AROMIC ORBITALS TO CREATE ORBITALS OF INTERMEDIATEENERGY. 
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PI BONDS
Definition
COME FROM THE SIDEWAYS OVERLAP OF P ATOMIS ORBITALS; THE REGION ABOCE AN DBELOW THE INTERNUCLEAR AXIS.
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BONDING MOLECULAR ORBITAL
Definition
AN ORBITAL LOWER IN ENERGY THAN TH ATOMIC ORBITALS FROM WHICH IT IS COMPOSED
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ANTIBONDING MOLECULAR ORBITALS
Definition
AN ORBITAL HIGHER IN ENERGY THAT THE ATOMIC ORBITALS FROM WHICH IT IS COMPOSED. 
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BOND ORDER
Definition
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF BONDIG ELECTRONS AND THE NUMBER OF ANTIBONDING ELECTRONS DIVIDED BY 2. 
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HOMONUCLEAR DIATOMIC MOLECULES
Definition
THOSE COMPOSED OF 2 IDENTICAL ATOMS
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HETERONUCLEAR DIATOMIC MOLECULES
Definition
THOSE COMPOSED OF 2 DIFFERENT ATOMS
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PARAMAGNETISM
Definition
CAUSES THE SUBSTANCE TO BE DRAWN INTO A MAGNETIC FIELDS; ASSOCIATED WITH UNPAIRED ELECTRONS. 
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DIAMAGNETIC
Definition
CAUSES THE SUBSTANCE TO BE REPELLED BY A MAGNETIC FIELD; ASSOCIATED WITH PAIRED ELECTRONS. 
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