Which of the Following Statements Relating to Molecular Orbital (MO)

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements relating to molecular orbital (MO) theory is incorrect?

• A)Combination of two atomic orbitals produces one bonding and one antibonding MO.
• B)A bonding MO is lower in energy than the two atomic orbitals from which it is formed.
• C)Combination of two 2p orbitals may result in either σ orπ MOs.
• D)A species with a bond order of zero will not be stable.
• E)In a stable molecule having an even number of electrons, all electrons must be paired.

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, essential for various bodily functions and processes.

Nucleotides

The basic structural unit and building block for DNA and RNA, consisting of a nitrogenous base, a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and one or more phosphate groups.

Chargaff's Rules

Empirical rules stating that in any sample of double-stranded DNA, the amount of adenine (A) equals thymine (T) and the amount of guanine (G) equals cytosine (C).

Base Pairs

Base pairs are the pairs of nitrogenous bases that connect the complementary strands of DNA, consisting of adenine with thymine and cytosine with guanine in DNA.