5: Bonding in Polyatomic Molecules Last updated Save as PDF Page ID29090 5.1: Introduction5.2: Valence Bond Theory - Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals5.2A: What is Orbital Hybridization?5.2B: sp Hybridization5.2C: sp2 Hybridization5.2D: sp3 Hybridization5.2E: Other Hybridization Schemes5.3: Valence Bond Theory - Multiple Bonding in Polyatomic Molecules5.3D: \(BF_3\)5.3A: Introduction5.3B: \(C_2H_4\)5.3C: \(HCN\)5.4: MO Theory - The Ligand Group Orbital (LGO) Approach and Application to Triatomic Molecules5.4A: MO Diagrams - Moving from Diatomic to Polyatomic Species5.4B: MO Approach to Bonding in Linear \(XH_2\) - Symmetry Matching by Inspection5.4C: MO Approach to Bonding in Linear \(XH_2\) - Working from Molecular Symmetry5.4D: A Bent Triatomic - \(H_2 O\)5.5: MO Theory Applied to Polyatomic Molecules \(BH_3\), \(NH_3\), and \(CH_4\)5.5A: \(BH_3\)5.5B: \(NH_3\)5.5C: \(CH_4\)5.5D: A Comparison of MO and VB Bonding Models5.6: MO Theory - Bonding Analyses Soon Become Complicated5.7: MO Theory - Learning to Use the Theory Objectively5.7A: \(\pi \)-Bonding in \(CO_2\)5.7B: \([NO_3]^-\)5.7C: \(SF_6\)5.7D: Three-Center Two-Electron Interactions5.7E: A More Advanced Problem - \(B_2 H_6\) Topic hierarchy
