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Grade 12th PassPhysical Chemistry

What are localized orbitals?

Profile image of Menka Malguri
14 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of Anjali Ahuja
11 Years ago
Localized molecular orbitals are molecular orbitals which are concentrated in a limited spatial region of a molecule, for example a specific bond or a lone pair on a specific atom.
Yo can clearly differentiate it in benzene orbital as shown in the figure where orbitals shown on the left side are localised orbitals while that to the right are delocalised.
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Profile image of Anjali Ahuja
11 Years ago
Localized molecular orbitals are molecular orbitals which are concentrated in a limited spatial region of a molecule, for example a specific bond or a lone pair on a specific atom.
Yo can clearly differentiate it in benzene orbital as shown in the figure where orbitals shown on the left side are localised orbitals while that to the right are delocalised.
261-2215_benzene_orbitals.png