CHEMESTRY / Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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Assertion: Bonding molecular orbital has greater stability than corresponding antibonding molecular orbital. Reason: The electron density in a bonding molecular orbital is located away from the space between the nuclei while in antibonding molecular orbital it is located between the nuclei of the bonded atoms.
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A. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion.
B. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
C. Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
D. Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
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