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If Atom a Has an S Valence Orbital and Atom

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If atom A has an s valence orbital and atom B has one s and three p valence orbitals with p orbitals being close in energy to A's s orbital, how many molecular orbitals can be formed for the AB molecule?


A) A total of five MOs: two bonding, two antibonding and one non-bondiong
B) A total of four MOs: two bonding and two antibonding
C) A total of five: one bonding, one antibonding and three non-bonding.

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