Bond length variation within electronic configurations of diatomic molecules

Abstract

The relative magnitudes of bond lengths within a given electronic configuration of a diatomic molecule are found to depend on the nature of the main bonding orbital involved. It is proposed that, subject to certain restrictions, the bond length decreases with the energy of the state if the main bonding orbital is an outer orbital (as in the ground configuration of O₂) but increases with decreasing energy if the main bonding orbital is an inner orbital (as in singly excited H₂).

Based on a part of a thesis to be submitted by Y.T. to the senate of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the D.Sc. degree.

Based on a part of a thesis to be submitted by Y.T. to the senate of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the D.Sc. degree.

Notes

Based on a part of a thesis to be submitted by Y.T. to the senate of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the D.Sc. degree.