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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

increase energy of ABMO formed is slight more compared to decrease in energy of BMO, so Why, molecular orbitals are stable?& total energy remain same?

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10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Vikas TU

9 Years ago
Stability has much to do with the energy.
It must be known that in Bonding molecular orbtals the elctrons are between the two nuclei but in ABMO it is outside the two nuclei.
Hence, BMO is more stable as they have low energy.