JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2024 - 30th January Morning Shift - No. 21)
The total number of molecular orbitals formed from $$2 \mathrm{s}$$ and $$2 \mathrm{p}$$ atomic orbitals of a diatomic molecule is __________.
Answer
8
Explanation
Two molecular orbitals $$\sigma 2 \mathrm{s}$$ and $$\sigma * 2 \mathrm{s}$$.
Six molecular orbitals $$\sigma 2 \mathrm{p}_z$$ and $$\sigma * 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{z}}$$.
$$\pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}, \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}$$ and $$\pi * 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}, \pi^* 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}$$
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