Which of the following best describes the diagram of molecular orbital?
Which of the following best describes the diagram of molecular orbital?
A bonding $\pi$ orbital
A non-bonding orbital
An antibonding $\sigma$ orbital
An antibonding $\pi$ orbital
Solution
An antibonding $\pi$ orbital best describes the diagram of a molecular orbital. Two orbitals laterally overlap to form pi bond. Out of phase combination, of these two $p$ orbitals, give $\pi^*$ MO.
