A metal crystal consisting of 1 × 10²⁰ atoms has 0.5 × 10²⁰ bonding orbitals and 0.5 × 10²⁰ antibonding molecular orbitals.

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In a metal crystal, the number of bonding and antibonding orbitals should equal the number of atomic orbitals, which is typically twice the number of atoms, not equal to the number of atoms.

A Metal Crystal Consisting of 1 × 1020 Atoms Has

A Metal Crystal Consisting of 1 × 10²⁰ Atoms Has