Q. The number of nodal planes present in $\ _{\sigma}^{*}$ s-antibonding orbitals is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 0
D) 3
Explanation
(a)
In an antibonding molecular orbital, most of the electron density is located away from the space between the nuclei, as a result of which there is a nodal plane ($i.e$., a plane at which the electron density is zero) between the nuclei.
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