From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Thu Mar 12 05:18:01 2009
From: "Shuwen Yao lilichemistry[a]yahoo.com" <owner-chemistry%server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: P electrons distribution among the three P orbitals
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X-Original-From: "Shuwen  Yao" <lilichemistry++yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:38:19 -0400


Sent to CCL by: "Shuwen  Yao" [lilichemistry,+,yahoo.com]
Hi, I have a question on my mind these days, which  solicits your help. AS we know, and also a result of software calculations, free Carbon atom has two P electrons, which occupy any two of the three P orbitals. On the other hand, As the three P orbitals are degenerate, the two p electrons may evenly distribute among the three P orbitals, resulting in a state with 2/3 electrons on each of the three P orbitals. I am not sure which one is more energically favorable. Hope get your help.
Shuwen 
email: lilichemistry at yaoo.com