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COMEDK · Chemistry · 2. Structure of Atom

- \(2 p_{x}\) atomic orbital undergoes linear combination with

  1. A \(2 p_{y}\) orbital
  2. B \(2 p_{x}\) orbital
  3. C Both \(2 p_{y}\) and \(2 p_{z}\) orbitals
  4. D \(2 p_{z}\) orbital
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(B) \(2 p_{x}\) orbital

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\(2 p_{x}\) atomic orbital undergoes linear combination with \(2 p_{x}\)-orbital. For linear combination, the combining orbitals should have same energy and same orientation of overlapping of \(p_{x}\)-orbital.