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What type of compounds are σ electrons usually present in?
What type of compounds are σ electrons usually present in?
Saturated compounds
What is the difference between σ electrons and π electrons?
What is the difference between σ electrons and π electrons?
σ electrons are involved in the formation of σ bonds, while π electrons are involved in the formation of π bonds
What type of molecular orbital (MO) do π electrons occupy?
What type of molecular orbital (MO) do π electrons occupy?
π MO
What is the energy order of the electronic transitions associated with σ and π orbitals?
What is the energy order of the electronic transitions associated with σ and π orbitals?
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What type of radiation is associated with the transition from n to π*?
What type of radiation is associated with the transition from n to π*?
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What is the type of transition that occurs when an electron in the bonding σ orbital is excited to the corresponding anti-bonding σ* orbital?
What is the type of transition that occurs when an electron in the bonding σ orbital is excited to the corresponding anti-bonding σ* orbital?
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What is the energy range associated with the transition from n to σ*?
What is the energy range associated with the transition from n to σ*?
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What is the difference between σ and σ* molecular orbitals?
What is the difference between σ and σ* molecular orbitals?
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What is the relationship between the energy of electronic transitions and the type of molecular orbitals involved?
What is the relationship between the energy of electronic transitions and the type of molecular orbitals involved?
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What is the significance of the energy order of electronic transitions in spectroscopy?
What is the significance of the energy order of electronic transitions in spectroscopy?
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