For diatomic molecules, the correct statement(s) about the molecular orbitals formed by…

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For diatomic molecules, the correct statement(s) about the molecular orbitals formed by the overlap of two 2pz orbitals is (are) (2022)
  1. σ orbital has a total of two nodal planes.
  2. σ∗ orbital has one node in the xz-plane containing the molecular axis.
  3. π orbital has one node in the plane which is perpendicular to the molecular axis and goes through the center of the molecule.
  4. π∗ orbital has one node in the xy-plane containing the molecular axis.

Answer

(A) σ orbital has a total of two nodal planes., (D) π∗ orbital has one node in the xy-plane containing the molecular axis.

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