hey guys...m prep for my finals which is is 24 hrs.... plz help me with this doubt?.. when two atomic orbitals meet how many molecular orbitals are formed are both antibonding and bonding MOs formed or any one of these is formed.....plz reply asap

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preetha · Answer

Conservation of mass, so if you orbitals go in, two must emerge.  Two atomic orbitals will give rise to two molecular orbitals, one bonding MO and one antibonding MO

anonymous · Answer

thanks.....i got confused as my text used the word probability of forming either BO or Anti BO....thanks for the help....saved my day