JEE Main Chemistry question

When two atomic orbitals combine, they form

(A)One molecular orbital
(B)Two molecular orbitalsCorrect
(C)Two bonding molecular orbitals
(D)Two antibonding molecular orbitals

Answer: (B)

Solution

According to the linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method, when two atomic orbitals combine, they must produce the same total number of molecular orbitals: one lower-energy bonding

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Question ID VK-133429