Comparison of the bonding in NCl- using Lewis dot structure and a molecular orbital descriptions.
a. Draw the Lewis structure of NCl-. What is the NCl- bond order? How many unpaired electrons are present?
b. Describe the bonding in NCl- using a molecular orbital description. Assume the molecular orbital levels are ordered as in N2. What is the NCl- bond order? How any unpaired electrons are present?
c. Does the highest in energy occupied molecular orbital of NCl- have more N or Cl character? Explain.