Question

explain the concept of potential energy curves for bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals??​

Answer 1

Answer:

A bonding molecular orbital is always lower in energy (more stable) than the component atomic orbitals, on the other hand an anti bonding molecular orbital is always higher in energy (less stable)

The least energy bonding and anti bonding atomic orbitals (MO) for a homo nuclear diatomic particle are appeared, as the inter nuclear distance is varied. At the equilibrium inter nuclear distance, when the red dot is at the base of the energy curve, the holding orbital is optimally effective.