What are molecular orbitals explain the relationship of bonding and antibonding orbitals with electron density?
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Electrons in bonding orbitals stabilize the molecule because they are between the nuclei. They also have lower energies because they are closer to the nuclei. Antibonding orbitals place less electron density between the nuclei. The nuclear repulsions are greater, so the energy of the molecule increases.
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Electrons in bonding orbitals stabilize the molecule because they are between the nuclei. They also have lower energies because they are closer to the nuclei. Antibonding orbitals place less electron density between the nuclei. The nuclear repulsions are greater, so the energy of the molecule increases.
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