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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What would be the wave function of the lowest energy molecular orbital of a hypothetical linear H3+ molecule? According to the LCAO method, I feel the lowest energy MO will be 1s(A) + 1s(B) + 1s(C). Where 1s(A) is the wave function of the 1s orbital of one of the Hydrogen atoms. This has 0 nodes and has the lowest energy. Isn't this correst?

OpenStudy (sweetburger):

I think you are correct.

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