Step 3: Write the Molecular Orbital Configuration for Ne₂The molecular orbital (MO) theory states that electrons in molecules occupy molecular orbitals that can be bonding or antibonding. For Ne₂, the molecular orbital configuration can be written as:-σ1s² σ*1s² σ2s² σ*2s²...
The configuration of the N atom is quasi-planar; the sum of the three valence angles being 356(2)°. It is suggested that the orthogonal conformation is stabilized by an anomeric effect, i.e. through delocalization of the electron lone pair on N into an antibonding σ ∗(P–Cl) ...