Which of the Following Molecular Orbitals Formed from Ns and Np

Multiple Choice

Which of the following molecular orbitals formed from ns and np atomic orbitals has the lowest energy?

A) $\pi _ { np _ { y } }$
B) $\pi _ { \mathrm { np } _x }$
C) $\pi_{ np_t }$ *
D) $\sigma _ { np _ { x } }$
E) $\sigma _ {np _ { x } }$ *