NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructurePractice
Which of the following statements is not true regarding molecular orbital theory?
Options
- AThe atomic orbital of comparable energies combine to form molecular orbitals
- BAn atomic orbital is monocentric while a molecular orbital is polycentric
- CBonding molecular orbital has higher energy than antibonding molecular orbital
- DMolecular orbitals like atomic orbitals obey Aufbau principle for filling of electrons
Correct answer
C. Bonding molecular orbital has higher energy than antibonding molecular orbital
Step-by-step solution
As bonding molecular orbital has lower energy than the antibonding molecular orbital so statement C is incorrect here.