Construct a molecular orbital diagram for a Li₂ molecule.According to molecular orbital theory,the σ_1s orbital is ________ and the σ_1s^* orbital is ________. A)filled, filled B)half-filled, filled C)empty, filled D)filled, empty E)filled, half-filled

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The σ1s orbital is filled because both lithium (Li) and sulfur (S) have two electrons to contribute to this bonding orbital, making it fully occupied. The σ1s* (sigma 1s star) orbital, which is the antibonding counterpart, is also filled due to the presence of additional electrons from both atoms that occupy the antibonding orbital after the bonding orbitals are filled.

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