Question

The removal of an electron that forms an antibonding molecular orbital results in

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The removal of an electron that forms an anti-bonding molecular orbital results in increased bond order for the molecule.

The main reason for this is: destabilization is caused due to increased energy of the molecule due to presence of Anti-Bonding MO.

Anti-Bonding orbital electrons decrease the bond order.

That is why , Anti-Bonding Molecular Orbitals are placed higher in the energy diagram.