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Which of the Following Statements Is Not True According to Molecular

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Which of the following statements is not true according to molecular orbital (MO) theory?


A) Antibonding orbitals are higher in energy than the corresponding bonding orbital.
B) The head-on overlap of an s and a p atomic orbital can produce a s molecular orbital.
C) A p molecular orbital forms only from the combination of p atomic orbital wave functions.
D) The subtractive combination of atomic orbital wave functions produces a bonding molecular orbital.

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