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According to molecular orbital theory, what is an antibonding orbital?

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Nina Z. answered • 11/13/19

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According to molecular orbital theory, a molecular orbital in which electron density is concentrated outside the region between the two nuclei of bonded atoms. Such orbitals, designated as σ* and π* , are less stable (they have higher energy) than bonding molecular orbitals.

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