Weblink 8.1 Movie showing how key MOs change during the H⁺ + H₂O reaction

This movie shows how the occupied MOs change during the reaction H⁺ + H₂O reaction. All the MOs change to some extent, but the most significant is MO3 which is weakly bonding in H₂O but becomes strongly bonding in H₃O⁺

Select which MO to view using the menu (be patient - there is a lot of data to load!)
Click "play once" to play through the movie once, or "loop" to run the movie continuously
Pause the movie with "pause" and resume with "carry on"
Alter the speed using the radio buttons
Alter the view by clicking and dragging in the usual way

Weblink 8.1 Movie showing how key MOs change during the H+ + H2O reaction