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The orbital viewer below shows iso-surface representations of the bonding and antibonding MOs in H2+, formed from the overlap of two 1s AOs.

MO to view:

Surface type:

Nodal Surface:

Iso-surface value:

  • Click and drag to rotate the structure; hold down shift, then click and drag to zoom.
  • Select the MO to view using the menu
  • Select the type of surface using the radio buttons
  • Use the check box to display the nodal surface (zero contour - shown as a green mesh)
  • Use the buttons to change the iso-surface value

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