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Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

Question
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Name the molecular orbitals formed by the combination of two atomic orbitals.

Solution
Molecular orbital formed by the addition overlap of two atomic orbitals is called bonding molecular orbital. Molecular orbital formed by the subtraction overlap of two atomic orbitals is called antibonding molecular orbital.
Bonding space and space anti space bonding space molecular space orbital space are space formed space as colon
straight sigma space equals straight psi subscript straight A space plus straight psi subscript straight B space left parenthesis Bonding right parenthesis

straight sigma to the power of asterisk times space equals straight psi subscript straight A space minus straight psi subscript straight B space left parenthesis Anti space minus Bonding right parenthesis