Question

According to band theory of metal twenty electrons of twenty sodium atomic orbitals fills in how many molecular orbitals
Options
10
5​

Answer 1

Answer:

The total number of bonding electron pairs is 5 as there are 10 electrons.

Answer 2

According to the band theory of metal twenty electrons of twenty sodium atomic orbitals fills 10 molecular orbitals

1. When molecular orbitals form, two valence electrons are required to be situated in between two atoms for a molecular orbital, forming a chemical bond.