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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure

The total number of molecular orbitals formed from \(2 \mathrm{s}\) and \(2 \mathrm{p}\) atomic orbitals of a diatomic molecule is _______.

  1. A \(08\)
  2. B \(07\)
  3. C \(06\)
  4. D \(09\)
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(A) \(08\)

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Two molecular orbitals \(\sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}\) and \(\sigma * 2 \mathrm{~s}\). Six molecular orbitals \(\sigma 2 \mathrm{p}_\iota\) and \(\sigma * 2 \mathrm{p}_\iota\). \(\pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}, \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}\)…
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