Meaning antibonding orbital
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antibonding orbitalA molecular orbital that can be described as the result of destructive interference of atomic orbitals on bonded atoms. Antibonding orbitals have energies higher than the energies its constituent atom [..]
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antibonding orbitalAn antibonding orbital is a molecular orbital containing an electron outside the region between the two nuclei. As two atoms approach each other, their electron orbitals begin to overlap. This overlap [..]
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antibonding orbitalmolecular orbital located outside of the region between two nuclei. Electrons in an antibonding orbital destabilize the molecule.
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