NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
What is the condition for a molecule to be stable?
Options
- AN b must be less than N a
- BN b must be greater than N a
- CN b must be equal to N a
- DThe number of electrons doesn't matter for stability
Correct answer
B. N b must be greater than N a
Step-by-step solution
A molecule is stable if the number of electrons occupying bonding orbitals (N b ) is greater than the number occupying antibonding orbitals (N a ).