JEE Main Chemistry question

The incorrect statement regarding bonding molecular orbitals is:

(A)Bonding molecular orbitals possess less energy than the combining atomic orbitals
(B)Bonding molecular orbitals have low electron density between the two nucleiCorrect
(C)Every electron in bonding molecular orbitals contributes to attraction between atoms
(D)They are formed when the lobes of the combining atomic orbitals have the same sign

Answer: (B)

Solution

Bonding molecular orbitals have HIGH (not low) electron density between the two nuclei — this concentration of electron density is precisely what

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Question ID VK-156521