Compare the Energies of Molecular Orbitals of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules

question 46

Multiple Choice

Compare the energies of molecular orbitals of homonuclear diatomic molecules with the energies of the atomic orbitals with which they correlate.

• A)Both bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals lie lower in energy than the atomic orbitals.
• B)Bonding orbitals are lower and antibonding orbitals are higher in energy than the atomic orbitals.
• C)Bonding orbitals are higher and antibonding orbitals are lower in energy than the atomic orbitals.
• D)Both bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals are higher in energy than the atomic orbitals.

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