The two wave functions for a bonding orbital and an anti-bonding orbital actuall

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The two wave functions for a bonding orbital and an anti-bonding orbital actually cancel each other out in the area between the two atoms. The positively charged nuclei repel each other due to their proton charge repulsions. The electrons around each nucleus are distributed evenly. The top plot represents a bonding 1s orbital, while the bottom plot represents an anti-bonding 1s orbital. Look at the plot for the formation of a molecular orbital for dihelium molecule (a molecule composed of two helium atoms). Which statement about this diagram is not correct? The two wave functions for a bonding orbital and an anti-bonding orbital actually cancel each other out in the area between the two atoms. The positively charged nuclei repel each other due to their proton charge repulsions. The electrons around each nucleus are distributed evenly. The top plot represents a bonding 1s orbital, while the bottom plot represents an anti-bonding 1s orbital.

Explanation / Answer

The last answer is the incorrect statement, since the graph represents destructive interference between the 1s orbitals only.

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