Question

Write the significance of a plus and a minus sign shown in representing the orbitals.

Answer 1

Hello Dost ☺

Your Answer :

Molecular orbitals are represented by wave functions. A plus sign in an orbital indicates a positive wave function while a minus sign in an orbital represents a negative wave function.

Thanks ❤

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Since orbitals are represented by wave functions, therefore a plus sign in an orbital represents a positive wave function and a minus sign represents a negative wave function. Further the wave functions of two 1s atomic orbitals can combine in two different ways: Both carbon atoms use sp3 hybrid orbitals