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ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Which is the correct statement about and molecular orbitals? Statements are: (i) -bonding orbitals are ungerade (ii) -antibonding orbitals are ungerade (iii) -antibonding orbitals are gerade

Answer: (A)

Solution

By symmetry under inversion through the molecular centre, bonding orbitals are ungerade (u), while antibonding orbitals are

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