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  4. The number of nodal planes present in σ* 2s anti- bonding orbital is.

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Q. The number of nodal planes present in σ∗2s anti- bonding orbital is.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

In the anti-bonding molecular orbital, most of the electron density is located away from the space between the nuclei, as a result of which there is a nodal plane (i.e., a plane at which the electron density is zero) between the nuclei. The number of nodal planes present in σ∗2s anti-bonding orbitals is 1.