Which of the following statements regarding molecular orbitals and electron filling order is NOT true?
A) Constructive overlap of atomic orbitals produces lower energy bonding MOs.
B) All types of atomic orbitals mix equally well as long as they are of the same subshell type (s,p,etc.) .
C) Electrons fill MOs from lowest energy to highest energy in the ground state molecule.
D) Electrons spread out between degenerate MOs before pairing spins in the same MO.
E) Each MO can hold no more than 2 electrons with opposite spins.
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